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from NAMFREL Election Monitor Vol.2, No.8

Registration of voters for the midterm elections in 2013 starts May 2, 2011 and ends on Oct. 31, 2012. Qualified to enroll is any Filipino citizen, who is at least 18 years of age, a resident of the Philippines for at least one year, and in the place where he intends to vote, for at least six months immediately preceding the election. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said they would use biometrics technology or having an automated photograph, fingerprints and signature-taking system.

He said applications for registration, transfer of registration records, change/correction of entries in the registration records, reactivation of
registration records, and inclusion of registration records/reinstatement of name in the list of voters, must be filed in person.

Applicants need only bring any valid ID when they register. Community Tax Certificates (cedula) and Certifications from the Barangay will not be honored as valid identification documents. The Office of the Election Officer of the City/Municipality will receive applications
from Monday to Saturday, inclusive of holidays, during regular office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Comelec records show there were about 50,257,540 registered voters in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections last October. (Malaya)

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