Comelec Satellite Voter Registration for Barangays to commence on February 15, 2020

NEWS | 2020/01/20 | LKRO

PRESS RELEASE
January 20, 2020
Comelec Satellite Voter Registration for Barangays to commence on February 15, 2020
KIDAPAWAN CITY – THE City Commission on Elections here will start its Satellite Voters Registration for all barangays on February 15, 2020.
The Voter Registration is for the scheduled National and Local Elections on May 9, 2022.
These include: the registration of new voters; transfer of voter registration; change/correction of voter registration records; reactivation of registration records; and reinstatement of name in the list of voters will be accepted during the scheduled Satellite Voter Registration for the Barangays, Kidapawan City Election Officer Angelita Failano said.
The schedule is already set after the 22nd City Charter Day Celebration on February 12, 2020, Failano added.
Satellite Voter Registration for the barangays will be done on Saturdays and Holidays.
The Comelec will also give priority to Senior Citizens, Persons with Disabilities, and Pregnant Women in a special Voter Registration to be scheduled later.
Those who will be at least 18 years old on or before Election Day on May 9, 2022, a resident of the Philippines for 1 year and in the place where the voter intends to vote for at least six months on or before Election Day , may register.
There are 79,253 registered voters in the city as of January 2020, data from the City Comelec shows.
The Comelec aims to register 5-10% of voters for the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections.##(cio/lkoasay)