Comelec voter registration on for 2022 polls

By Alpine L. Killa  

BONTOC, Mountain Province – The voter registration will resume on Sept. 1in preparation for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections. 

This was announced by Election Assistant Milton Fillag from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) – Municipal Office during the Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC) meeting on August 19, 2020, in Barangay Gonogon, Bontoc, Mountain Province.

According to Fillag, aside from voter registration, the Comelec will cater to related voter’s application to include reactivation, correction of entries, and transfer of registration records. 

He added that registrants or new voter applicants shall present themselves at the Comelec- Municipal Office to fill out the necessary form and shall bring a valid Identification Card or Copy of Live Birth proving that he/she is at least 18 years old on or before the May 9, 2022, national and local elections. Registrants are encouraged to bring their pens. 

Fillag said the Comelec will impose minimum health standards like limiting the number of people inside the office, putting up of barriers inside the office, requiring the use of facemask and face shield, and physical distancing measures. 

Registrants will also be required to fill out a “Coronavirus Self- Declaration Form” which discloses information relating to travel, contact with people with known Covid-19, and symptoms being experienced.

To ensure safety and cleanliness at all times, the Comelec municipal office will conduct disinfection and decontamination of its premises, as well as the voter registration machine and peripherals, furniture equipment, and other frequently touched surfaces. 

The Comelec office here shall cater to voter registration and other related voter’s application from Tuesday to Saturday, including holidays, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Comelec office is located at the first floor of Bontoc Municipal Capitol.

The Comelec has suspended the voter registration many times due the Coronavirus disease -2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.