Forms of Suffrage (Art. V)

1. Election – the means by which the people choose their officials for definite and fixed period and to whom they entrust the exercise of powers of government.

2. Plebiscite – It refers to a vote of the people expressing their choice for or against a proposed law or enactment submitted to them.

3. Referendum – It is the submission of a law or part thereof passed by legislative body to the voting citizens of a country for ratification or rejection.

4. Initiative – the process whereby the people directly propose and enact laws or amendments to the Constitution.

5. Recall – It is a method by which a public officer may be removed from office during his tenure or before the expiration of his term by a vote of the people.