Republic Act No. 4421

: Republic Act No. 4421 amends the Revised Election Code by inserting Section 36-A on the posting of a surety bond by candidates, including the rule on forfeiture.
: It inserts a new Section 36-A between Sections 36 and 37 of the Revised Election Code.
: All candidates for national, provincial, city, and municipal offices.
: A surety bond equivalent to the one-year salary or emoluments of the position to which the candidate is running.
: The national, provincial, city or municipal government concerned.
: The bond is forfeited if the candidate, except when declared the winner, fails to obtain at least ten percent (10%) of the votes cast for the office.
: At least ten percent (10%) of the votes cast for the office.
: Forfeiture does not apply when the candidate is declared the winner, even if the 10% threshold would otherwise be relevant.
: No. The rule states there is not more than four candidates for the same office.
: It limits the applicability of the forfeiture condition stated in Section 36-A(a) to situations where there are four or fewer candidates for the same office.
: The surety bond is forfeited in favor of the appropriate government entity concerned (national, provincial, city, or municipal).
: The Act takes effect upon its approval.
: Candidates must post a “surety bond.”