{"id":45092,"date":"2019-06-26T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T22:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=45092"},"modified":"2019-06-26T16:14:56","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T08:14:56","slug":"comelec-to-resume-voter-registration-this-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/06\/26\/comelec-to-resume-voter-registration-this-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Comelec to Resume Voter Registration This August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately\u00a0two million new voters are expected as the<strong> Commission on Elections (Comelec)<\/strong> reopens registration from <strong>August 1 to September 30, 2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Local Offices of the Election Officers (OEOs) will be accepting new voter registrations for two months, including Saturdays and holidays.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming election is for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) position scheduled on the second Monday of May 2020.<\/p>\n<p><em>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2016\/02\/04\/philippine-elections-the-culture-the-drama-the-battle-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Philippine Elections: The Culture, the Drama, the Battle<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/COMELEC\/status\/1141896893389127680<\/p>\n<p>The poll body reminds that current SK voters don&#8217;t need to re-register as their names will be automatically transferred to the regular list of voters when they turn 18.<\/p>\n<p>In the Philippines, an applicant must be the following to register as a voter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Filipino citizen<\/li>\n<li>18 years old on or before Election Day<\/li>\n<li>A resident of the Philippines for at least 1 year<\/li>\n<li>A resident of the city\/barangay where you intend to vote for at least 6 months before Election Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/comelec.ph\/photos\/a.1435433113134945\/2693508880660689\/?type=3&#038;permPage=1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Besides the registration of new applicants, the following voter-related services are also available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transfer of Voter Registration Record<\/li>\n<li>Reactivation of Voter Registration Record<\/li>\n<li>Change of name due to marriage or court order<\/li>\n<li>Correction of entries in Voter Registration Record<\/li>\n<li>Name reinstatement in the List of Voters<\/li>\n<li>Inclusion of registration record in the Book of Voters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/2016\/05\/04\/expat-guide-what-happens-during-philippine-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\">Expat Guide: What happens during Philippine Elections<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/comelec.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\">COMELEC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philstar.com\/headlines\/2019\/06\/22\/1928518\/comelec-resume-voter-registration-august\" target=\"_blank\">Philstar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/nation\/politics\/elections\/212793-how-to-register-as-voter-philippines\" target=\"_blank\">Rappler<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mb.com.ph\/2019\/06\/24\/comelec-official-says-postponement-of-brgy-sk-polls-likely-to-be-pushed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Manila Bulletin<br \/>\n<\/a>Featured image grabbed from Comelec Facebook Page<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately two million new voters are expected as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reopens registration from August 1 to September 30, 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