Saturday, June 23, 2018

RESUMPTION OF REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

Resolution No. 10392
Promulgation: 19 June 2018

RESUMPTION OF THE SYSTEM OF CONTINUING REGISTRATION OF VOTERS PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 10166 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8189 FOR THE MAY 13, 2019 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, the Commission on Elections (Commission for brevity), in Resolution No. 10166 dated October 25, 2016, has resolved to conduct the resumption of the system of continuing registration of voters for the May 13, 2019 National and Local Elections (NLE) from December 4, 2017 to September 29, 2018;
WHEREAS, in view of the May 14, 2018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the implementation of Resolution No. 10166 in so far as the conduct of registration of voters for the May 13, 2019 NLE was suspended to give way to the pre-election activities of the said BSKE;
WHEREAS, adherence to the policies of the Commission of establishing clean, complete, permanent and updated list of voters through the mandatory taking of photograph, fingerprints and signature (biometrics) in the registration process and the enhancement of voters' registration experience, promotion of gender equality, and to provide a gender sensitive registration system/process which is inclusive, participatory and non-discriminatory, there is a need to resume the conduct of system of continuing registration of voters in order to enfranchise and enlist those qualified voters for the May 13, 2019 NLE;
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 10166 prescribed the rules and regulations, and period of activities for the conduct of registration of voters for the May 13, 2019 NLE;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in it by the Constitution, the Omnibus Election Code, Republic Act Nos. 8189103661036710742 and other related election laws, the Commission RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES, as follows:
SECTION 1. Date, Time and Place for Filing of Applications - The period for filing of application for registration as voters shall be from July 2, 2018 to September 29, 2018. Applications for registration, transfer/transfer with reactivation, reactivation, change/correction of entries/and inclusion/reinstatement of records in the list of voters shall be personally filed at the Offices of the Election Officer (OEOs) of the city/district/municipality where the applicant resides, during office hours, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Mondays to Saturdays including holidays.
The resumption of the system of continuing registration of voters shall be conducted nationwide, except in MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur.
During the period of registration, the OEOs may conduct satellite/offsite registration of voters. Satellite/offsite registration, if conducted, shall give preference to the members of the vulnerable sectors.
Sec. 2. Posting, Hearing and Approval/Disapproval of Applications - All applications herein mentioned in Section 1 shall be heard by the Election Registration Board (ERB) at the OEO, in accordance with the following schedule:
Period to file applications
Last day to post Notice of Hearing with Lists of Applicants
Last day to file opposition to applications
Hearing and Approval/Disapproval of applications
July 2, 2018 to September 29, 2018
October 1, 2018
October 8, 2018
October 15, 2018
If the last day to post notice, file opposition and hearing for approval/disapproval falls on a holiday or a non-working day, the same shall be done on the next working day. Further, ERB hearing shall not exceed five (5) days.
Sec. 3. Application Forms - The new template of application forms adopted by the Commission pursuant to Minute Resolution No. 18-0066 dated January 25, 2018 as amended by Minute Resolution No. 18-0155 dated February 20, 2018 shall be utilized in the conduct of registration of voters.
Sec. 4. Pertinent Provisions of Resolution No. 10166 - The following pertinent provisions of Resolution No. 10166 in so far as applicable to the conduct of registration of voters for the May 13, 2019 NLE shall be adopted as follows:
A.   Section 5, Item II - Who may register;
B.   Section 6 - Who are disqualified to register;
C.   Section 7, Item e & f - Supplemental Data Form and Certification for Registration of Applicant whose name is not found in the National List of Registered Voters/Deactivated Voters (NLRDV);
D.   Section 8 - Procedure for filing of applications;
E.   Section 9 - Monthly submission backup of Applicant's Database;
F.   Section 10 - Last day registration scenario;
G.  Section 11 - Establishment of Satellite Office;
H.   Sections 12 & 13 - Satellite Registration for Detainee, PWDs, SCs and other members of Vulnerable Sectors;
I.     Section 15 - Monthly Report on Satellite Registration;
J.    Section 16 - Election Registration Board Action;
K.   Section 17 - Updating of Records, Assignment of Precinct, Extraction and Generation of Data of PWDs and SCs and members of ICCs/IPs;
L.    Section 18, No. 3 - Assignment of Precincts Number.
Provided that detainees who opt to register in the precinct comprising the detention facility should be registered or assigned in said precinct provided that there are non-detainee registered in the same precinct;
M.  Section 19, Items 1A(b), B(a) and 2 Generation of List/Extraction/Consolidation and Deletion of Registration Records;
N.   Section 20 - Segregation, Custody and Backup of Database in Compact Disc;
O.  Section 21 - Submission of Quarterly Progress Report, Project of Precincts and SNPDAT not later than October 31, 2018 (Wednesday);
P.   Section 22 - Compilation of Voters Registration Records (VRRs);
Q.  Section 23 - Petition for Inclusion of Voters in the lists not later than January 27, 2019 (Sunday);
R.   Section 24 - Petition for Exclusion of Voters from the lists not later than February 1, 2019 (Friday);
S.   Section 25 - Implementation of Court Inclusion/Exclusion Order not later than February 7, 2019(Thursday);
T.   Section 26 - Abatement of Double/Multiple Registration Records based on Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS);
U.   Section 27 - Deactivation and Cancellation of Registration Records except failure to vote twice;
V.   Section 28 - ERB Certification of the Lists of Voters in relation to Resolution No. 10188 dated July 19. 2017 on the Guidelines for the Verification of the Names of Voters Certification and Sealing of Election Day Computerized Voters Lists (EDCVLs) and Posted Computerized Voters Lists (PCVLs); and
W.  Section 29 - Posting of the Lists of Certified and Final Lists of Voters not later than February 12, 2019(Tuesday);
Sec. 5. Satellite Registration Budgetary Requirements - The Finance Services Department (FSD) shall provide the necessary budget to defray the expenses for the conduct of satellite registration in accordance with Minute Resolution No. 16-0761 dated December 13, 2016.
Sec. 6. Role of the Regional Election Directors (REDs) and Assistant Regional Election Directors (AREDs) and Provincial Election Supervisors (PESs). - The REDs, AREDs and PESs shall monitor the conduct of registration and ensure the EOs timely reportorial compliance of the required reports in their respective areas of responsibility. Non- compliance shall be dealt with administratively in accordance with the existing policy of the Commission.
Sec. 7. Information Dissemination - The Education and Information Department (EID) shall be directed to cause the widest dissemination of this Resolution and its publication.
REDs, PESs, and EOs shall likewise cause the widest information dissemination of this Resolution and coordinate with the concerned citizens' arms, local government units, barangay officials, non-governmental/civic organizations and other vulnerable sectors/ organizations in their respective areas of responsibility.
Sec. 8. Applicability of the Other Resolutions of the Commission. - Pertinent provisions of Resolution Nos. 9853 and 9863, and other Resolutions of the Commission, pertaining to registration insofar as applicable and not inconsistent herewith, shall apply.
Sec. 9. Effectivity. - This Resolution shall take effect seven (7) days after its publication in two (2) daily newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.
Let the Office of the Deputy Executive Director for Operations, Election and Barangay Affairs Department, Information Technology Department, Education and Information Department, Election Records and Statistics Department, Finance Services Department, Regional Election Directors, Provincial Election Supervisors and Election Officers implement this Resolution.
SO ORDERED.
SIGNED:
·         ABAS, SHERIFF M., Chairman
·         PARREÑO, AL A., Commissioner
·         GUIA, LUIE TITO F., Commissioner
·         GUANZON, MA. ROWENA AMELIA V., Commissioner
INTING, SOCORRO B., Commissioner

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VOTERS' PLEDGE

I am a Responsible and Principled Citizen.

I will educate myself and others about the issues at hand so that my vote is a meaningful and relevant exercise of my right of suffrage.

I pledge to vote for candidates who will abide by the duly constituted rules on campaigning because I understand that those who refuse to obey the law in the little things are not likely to obey the law in the more important things;

I pledge to vote for candidates who, by word and action, renounce violence, coercion, vote-buying, and corruption as means for getting elected;

I pledge to vote for the candidates who listen to their constituents and are responsive to the needs and aspirations of those they seek to represent;

I pledge to vote as my conscience dictates in all elections.

I make these promises freely and upon my honor.

(This Voter Pledge was read at the Unity Walk of 13 January 2013, by COMELEC Commissioner Elias R. Yusoph)

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