THE Commission on Elections said it is ready to receive five million more voters’ when registration for the October 23, 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections resumes on November 7.
“We are expecting three million voters for the barangay elections and additional two million for the Sangguniang Kabataan elections,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said.
According to the estimate of the Comelec, there will be over 1 million more voters for the 2017 Barangay and SK elections than the 2016 presidential elections. Around 54 million voters registered for the May 2016 National and Local elections.
Applications for registrations, transfer/transfer with reactivation, reactivation, change/correction of entries and inclusion/reinstatement of records in the list of voter will be accepted at the local Offices of the Election Officers (OEOs) from Nov. 7, 2016 to April 29, 2017, Mondays to Saturdays, including holidays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on Dec. 24 and 25, and April 13 and 14.
“We will have a longer registration period but we are urging the public to register early to avoid long queues. We are accepting applications even on Saturdays and holidays to accommodate more people,” Jimenez added.