COMELEC PREPARATION FOR 2016 ELECTIONS

Comelec prepares for new polls

(HIDDEN AGENDA By Mary Ann LL. Reyes The Philippine Star) | Updated September 21, 2014 – 12:00am

The Commission on Elections is putting in place a slew of reforms and new initiatives meant to replicate, if not surpass, the success it had in the two previous national polls.

In addition to adopting the “multiple or mixed technologies” proposal of the multi-sectoral Comelec Advisory Council (CAC), Comelec will partially use a Biometric Voter Identification Apparatus, which can identify a registered voter at once using his thumbprint; look into Internet voting by seafarers and other overseas Filipino workers (OFWs); address the problem of long queues come election day by trimming the number of voters per precinct from the current 1,000 average to about 600-800 per station and at the same adding more voting precincts nationwide; and institutionalize or allow the early review by political parties and other interested parties of the source code of all components of existing technologies for use or re-use in the next elections.

Brillantes defends Comelec vs discrepancies in Senatorial poll count

Brillantes defends Comelec vs discrepancies in Senatorial poll count

Commission on Elections disqualifies Cauayan village chief Ernie Magbanua | Sun.Star

Commission on Elections disqualifies Cauayan village chief Ernie Magbanua | Sun.Star

Comelec junks case vs Angeles City village chief | Sun.Star

Comelec junks case vs Angeles City village chief | Sun.Star

Comelec: No discrepancy between official tally, decrypted ballots in precinct recount

Comelec: No discrepancy between official tally, decrypted ballots in precinct recount

SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS

 

   Republic Act No. 10632 and Comelec Resolution No. 9791 postponed the Sangguniang Kabataan Elections last October 28, 2013 and thereafter has been rescheduled to be conducted on February 21, 2015.

     In preparation for the said SK Elections the Commission on Elections promulgated  Comelec Res. No. 9899 dated September 5, 2014 adopting previously issued Comelec Res. No. 9717 "Rules

Comelec: Planning ahead of 2016, Bangsamoro plebiscite

By: Ferdinand G. Patinio, Philippines News Agency
June 9, 2014 12:35 AM

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MANILA, Philippines- The Commission on Elections (Comelec), one of the country's three constitutional commissions whose main role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recall elections, is planning ahead of the much-anticipated 2016 local and national elections.

Comelec extends filing of poll expenses to June 30

Comelec extends filing of poll expenses to June 30

Comelec told: Check other poll technologies | ABS-CBN News

Comelec told: Check other poll technologies | ABS-CBN News

VOTER'S REGISTRATION RESUMES

In preparation for the forthcoming May 09, 2016 National and Local Elections, the Commission on Elections shall resume the acceptance of application for registration and validation of registration records starting on May 6, 2014 to October 31, 2015 in their respective COMELEC offices nationwide.
The Commission on Elections promulgated Resolution No. 9853 dated February 19, 2014 setting the date, rules and regulations relative to the resumption of the

DUAL CITIZENSHIP

For election purposes, Filipinos holding dual citizenship are barred by law for running to any elective position in the country unless foreign citizenship was formally renounced and re-acquire Filipino citizenship.

Prior to the enactment of Republic Act No. 9225, the Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act, Filipinos with dual citizenship automatically renounces his or her foreign citizenship upon filing of Certificate of Candidacy for any elective public positions.

COMELEC IDs

REGISTERED VOTERS’ WITH COMELEC IDs

Published herewith is a list of voters who has available COMELEC Identification Card (ID) issued by the Commission on Elections ready to be claimed personally by the recipient every office hour at the Office of the Election Officer, Municipality of Odiongan, Province of Romblon, Philippines.

For those who will not be able to personally claim their Voters ID a written authorization duly notarized must be presented together with the valid identification document of the authorized representatives per Comelec Res. No. 9387. (See List Below)

WHY NOT BLAME THE VOTERS?

WHY NOT BLAME THE VOTERS?

POSTED IN OPINION,PILIPINAS

I find it strange that some people would absolve voters of responsibility in the kind of people that are elected to public office – good or bad.

The fact is simply this: people don’t get into elected positions unless they are voted for. That being the case, who else are you going to blame (or, to be fair, applaud) for how the elected official turns out?