Magsisimulang muli ang voter registration activities sa July 4, 2022.
Inianunsiyo ito ni Commission on Elections (Comelec) acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco noong June 23.
Ani Laudiangco, inaprubahan ng Comelec en banc ang pagpapatuloy ng voter registration nang hanggang July 23 lang.
Ipinaliwanag niya na sa ilalim ng Republic Act 8189 (Continuing Voter’s Registration Act), ang voter registration ay ipinagbabawal “within 120 days prior to elections.”
Sabi ni Laudiangco, “The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections [BSKE] is on December 5, 2022. Roughly starting August 7, it’s already prohibited."
Ang inaprubahang registration period ay mas maikli ng pitong araw kaysa sa naunang panukala na isagawa ito hanggang July 30.
Ipinaliwanag ni Laudiangco na marami pang post-registration activities and requirements na kailangan ding bigyan ng sapat na panahon.
“Therefore, we only have July 24 to August 6 to post/publish names of voter registration applicants, set the Election Registration Board (ERB) hearings, subject registrants to database verification, conduct said ERB hearings, draft and approve the project of precincts and cluster established precincts as may be necessary.
“Apart from petitions for inclusion or exclusions which will be filed with, heard and decided by MeTCs [Metropolitan Trial Courts] or MTCs [Municipal Trial Courts].”
Tinatayang nasa 66 million registered voters ang lalahok sa gaganaping barangay at SK polls, kabilang ang 23 million youth voters.
Manu-mano naman ang gagawing pagbibilang ng boto sa mga balota.