CLOSE to 500,000 individuals have asked to be registered in satellite registration centers of the Commission on Elections for the forthcoming Oct. 23 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
The poll body reported that they have received a total of 490,892 applications in satellite registration centers nationwide excluding those who filed their application at the local Offices of Election Officers since Nov. 7, 2016.
“A total of 490,892 applications for registration have been received for a period of nine weeks, from November 2016 to January 2017, during the ongoing satellite registration of voters nationwide,” the Comelec said in a statement.
Data revealed that a total of 81,318 applications have been received from regular registrants; while another 72,745 applications are for the SK.
Aside from voter registration, the Comelec also received applications for transfer, reactivation, correction/change, reinstatement, and inclusion of records in the list of voters.
The poll body through Resolution 10166 has directed all city and municipal Election Officers to intensify satellite registration by holding at least two or more in every barangay.
The Election Registration Board will be the one to decide whether to approve/disapprove the application for their inclusion to the list of voters.
The continuing voter registration will run until April 29, 2017 except on April 13 and 14.
The Comelec is looking to register additional five million voters for the coming elections, including three million for the village polls and two million youth voters.