QUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES
1. All candidates are required to submit their respective Certificates of Candidacy on or before the 04 October 2008, Saturday, 5:00 pm at the Clubhouse Administration Office. In case no Certificate of Candidacy is filed for a position on or before the deadline set under the herein rules, the COMELEC shall have the discretion to extend the deadline for submission of Certificate of Candidacy. Should there be any question on whether or not a particular candidate is indeed a homeowner in the Phase concerned, the COMELEC shall require the candidates in question to submit photocopies of their Transfer Certificates of Title (TCT) as proof that they are indeed bonafide homeowners in accordance wiih Article II Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Amended By-Laws. For legitimate homeowners whose TCTs have not yet been transferred to their names, a copy of the Deed of Absolute Sale duly notarized (or authenticated by the Philippine Consulate Office for Deeds of Sale executed in a foreign country) shall also be submitted. Unoccupied lot owners and lessees/legal occupants are not eligible and not qualified to be candidates.
2. In order to qualify, each candidate should be a member in good standing of the Association in accordance with Article II Section 4 of the Amended By-Laws, and should have no back accounts with the Association office. Each of the candidates should have paid/updated all of his monthly association dues at the time of filing of the Certificate of Candidacy. The Association shall provide the COMELEC a list of members in good standing per Phase as its latest updated records indicate. Any corrections to the list may be entertained by the Association at least three (3) days before the scheduled date of elections.
3. The COMELEC, sitting en bane, shall approve the final roster of the qualified candidates. The COMELEC shall be the final arbiter of the qualification of each and every candidate. Any question on the qualification of each candidate may be raised before the COMELEC at least five (5) days before the actual date of the election. The COMELEC shall render its decision at the latest, one (1) day before the election. '
