Sinuspinde ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang voters’ registration sa National Capital Region (NCR) habang ipinaiiral ang enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
“ECQ in NCR means a shutdown of the physical offices of Comelec in NCR. Voter registration will be effectively suspended in NCR,” ayon kay Comelec Spokesperson James Jimeneznitong Martes, August 3 sa kanyang Twitter account.
Isinailalim ng IATF ang NCR sa ECQ simula Agosto 6 hanggang Agosto 20 para mapigilan ang pagkalat ng COVID-19.
Ayon din kay JImenez, “unlikely” kung papalawigin ang voters’ registration.
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Noong Hulyo 30, sinabi ng poll official na ang muling pagpapataw ng ECQ sa NCR ay magkakaroon ng epekto sa nagpapatuloy na pagpaparehistro ng mga botante para sa darating na botohan sa Mayo 2022.
Gayunpaman, sinabi ni Jimenez na nalampasan na nila ang kanilang “expectations” para sa voters’ registration sa kasagsagan ng pandemya.
“More than 4 million newly eligible voters are already included in the voter rolls, and we have already blown past earlier and lower projections of the total number of voters registered for the 2022 National and Local Elections,” aniya.
“Based on our calendar, after the registration on September 30, the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) will commence. That will signal the need to finalize the list of voters. That is a long process and if it isn’t started on time, we will run out of time down the line,” dagdag pa niya.
Leslie Ann Aquino
