Posted May 5, 2014
Written by
Gloria Villas
The
Commission on Election (COMELEC)’s registration for the 2016 Elections is to
start tomorrow, a Tuesday.
According
to COMELEC Officer II Elma Cahilig, voters can now register through the
biometric system from May 6, 2014 to October 31st of2015.
The
Biometric System will be used for fingerprinting and picture taking of voters
and first time electorates before they will be a given a voter’s ID.
Meanwhile,
a voter’s status can be considered “deactivated” if the said individual failed
to vote even ones during the two elections in May and October 2013, thus they
need to have their registrations re-activated and to fill up an affidavit for
those who already had undergone the biometrics.
For
transferees, Cahilig explained, the only need to visit the election office of
the precinct they wish to transfer to and register at the Voter’s Registration
Machine (VRM) for the biometrics, and the commission will tend to the
cancelation of their old record.
Cahilig
added that their office is open to those who wish to register during office
hours from 8am to 5pm.
The
requirement includes a valid ID, particularly government issued IDs and live
birth certificate.
Translated
by Shelah Casiano
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