{"id":226352,"date":"2019-08-10T22:45:24","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T02:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=226352"},"modified":"2019-08-10T22:45:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T02:45:24","slug":"namfrel-lauds-comelec-for-voter-registration-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/08\/10\/namfrel-lauds-comelec-for-voter-registration-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Namfrel lauds Comelec for voter registration push"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Election watchdog, National Citizen’s Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has lauded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for pushing through with the two-month voter registration period amid plans to postpone the May 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (Comelec). (File Photo By Elmer B. Domingo – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Election watchdog, National Citizen’s Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has lauded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for pushing through with the two-month voter registration period amid plans to postpone the May 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (Comelec).<\/p>\n

\u201cNamfrel commends the Comelec for pushing through with the continuing registration of voters and for actively promoting citizens’ participation in the electoral process,\u201d the group said on Wednesday in a statement.<\/p>\n

The citizens\u2019 arm of the Comelec in past polls urged the young Filipinos to register to be able to participate in the country\u2019s electoral exercises.<\/p>\n

\u201cNamfrel urges the public, especially the youth, to heed the calls to register or to have their registration records updated or transferred before the deadline,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of today, the Barangay and SK Elections are still scheduled to take place on May 11, 2020: ensure that your registration records are in order to avoid disenfranchisement,\u201d the Namfrel added.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the Comelec reported that it has received a total of 100,399 applications in the first week of nationwide voter registration in connection with the BSKE next year.<\/p>\n

The voter registration period started on August 1 and will run until September 30, 2019.<\/p>\n

All Offices of Election Officers in city\/municipality, where the registrant resides, are ready to accept applications.<\/p>\n

These are open from Mondays to Saturdays, including holidays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Senator Bong Go has proposed to defer the May 2020 BSKE to May 2022 while Senator Imee Marcos would like to move it to May 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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