Comelec voter registration on

EDITORIAL

Those eligible to vote in the Philippines in the 2020 national and local elections can now register with the Commission. The Comelec has resumed registration of voters on Jan. 20.

Baguio Election Officer lawyer John Paul Martin said the Comelec  is now accepting applications for registration, transfer of registration records, change/correction of entries in the registration record, reactivation of registration record, and reinstatement of name in the list of voters.  

Application and updating of records shall be done personally at the Office of the Election Officer of the city or municipality where the applicants reside from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays including holidays except on April 9 and 10, 2020 (Maundy Thursday and Good Friday), Dec. 25, 2020 (Christmas Day), and April 1 and 2, 2021 (Maundy Thursday and Good Friday).

The registration period will run until Sept. 30, 2021.

Those who can register are Filipinos who will at least be 18 years old on or before Election Day on May 9, 2022,   residents in the Philippines for at least one year, and have been residing in place where they intend to vote for at least six months on or before Election Day.

Registered voters as of the May 13, 2019 midterm elections need not apply again, Comelec according to the Comelec.

The Commission per resolution No. 10635 decided to resume voters’ registration  this month instead of the July 6, 2019, in view of the postponement of the May 11, 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections pursuant to Republic Act. No 8189.

Martin said while the end of voter registration is on Sept. 30, 2021, would -be registrants should register earlier and not wait for the deadline. Be guided accordingly.