{"id":168349,"date":"2018-06-30T00:59:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T04:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=168349"},"modified":"2018-06-30T00:59:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T04:59:15","slug":"over-1-m-new-voters-expected-to-register-for-2019-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/30\/over-1-m-new-voters-expected-to-register-for-2019-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1-M new voters expected to register for 2019 polls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: \u201cWe expect, as of now, to register about 1.5 to 2 million new voters,\u201d he said. (PNA photo by Joey Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday said it is expecting more than 1 million new voters in the forthcoming May 2019 midterm polls.<\/p>\n

In an interview, Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said they are now looking at 1.5 to 2 million new registrants during the three-month period.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect, as of now, to register about 1.5 to 2 million new voters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Jimenez noted that this is due to voter registration they conducted in November 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cRemember that this is like a spillover from the November registration that we just had,\u201d the poll official explained.<\/p>\n

Voters’ registration for the May 13, 2019 polls is set to resume on July 2 and will run until September 29.<\/p>\n

Applicants for new registration, transfer\/transfer with reactivation, reactivation, change\/correction of entry, and inclusion\/reinstatement of records in the list of voters shall all be accepted.<\/p>\n

Their applications shall be personally filed at the Offices of the Election Officer (OEOs) of the city\/district\/municipality, where the applicant resides, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Mondays to Saturdays, including holidays.<\/p>\n

Last year, the poll body expected less than 500,000 new regular voters from the Nov. 6 to 25 registration period.<\/p>\n

This resulted in a total of 455,927 persons aged 18 and above, who filed their applications for registration to become regular voters.<\/p>\n

Likewise, the Comelec will conduct satellite\/offsite registrations during the said period, wherein field officials will go to barangays, public plazas, schools, and other public places to register voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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