Fee on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia (Noy Morcoso/ INQUIRER.web)
MANILA – Fee on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Garcia mentioned Friday the resumption of the voters’ registration from Aug. 1 to 10 is solely for first-time voters and people who have been deactivated, to allow them to take part within the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) slated late this yr.
“With such a short while…their purposes may not attain the Election Registration Board (ERB) hearings and even when they utilized, their purposes may not be permitted,” he mentioned as he famous that those that need to switch their registration are usually not included within the August enlistment.
ERB hearings are performed to approve or disapprove purposes for voter registration, and delist voters by motive of demise, failure to vote in two succeeding common elections, and different grounds offered by regulation.
On the identical time, Garcia famous that they had been sticking to their earlier assertion as to the anticipated a million new voters.
“We estimated a million in 11 days, we’re nonetheless sticking to that. Registration will probably be accomplished all through the Philippines,” he mentioned.
“We hope that those that haven’t voted will probably be fascinated about registering or reactivating. That is their alternative to register and vote,” the Comelec chief added.
The BSKE is ready to be held on December 1.
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