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By Anna Valmero
MANILA CITY, METRO MANILA—Eligible voters in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) can register or update their voter records with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) starting March 5.
Comelec Resolution 9338 identified the period between March 5 and October 13 for voters’ registration in ARMM, which would “give the Commission sufficient time for the conduct of pre-election activities and other preparations in connection with the May 13, 2013 elections.”
Registration in other parts of the country began on October last year pursuant to Comelec Resolution 9271, some five years earlier than the scheduled registration in ARMM.
Comelec, as of September last year, deferred the voters list up in ARMM which was originally set to start on October 2011 “pending the legality of Republic Act 10153 on the synchronization of the ARMM elections with the 2013 polls,” said spokesman James Jimenez.
The move was also in anticipation of the conduct of the ARMM elections at a later date,” the official added.
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled on the legality of the synchronized ARMM elections and 2013 midterm polls, Comelec deemed it fit to start the continuing registration in the region, added Jimenez.
Eligible voters are those who will turn 18 by May 13, 2013 or earlier and is a resident for at least six months in the municipality where he plans to vote.
Original and certified true copies of government IDs are required to accomplish the registration form. The voter applicant should also appear before the election officer to register his biometrics information consisting of digital mug photo, fingerprint and signature.
Jimenez urges first-time voters to register early to avoid long queues during the deadline.
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