Ongoing voter registration for the 2019 elections: What you need to know
ICOMELEC office and the time you go, registration can take from half an hour to half a day or more. Wear light and comfy clothes and shoes so that you can be on-the-go.
As a first-time voter, you are required to appear personally at the Office of the Election Officer. Your identity will be verified with your valid ID, then the election officer will check their database to check if you have any previous voter records.
After your identity has been successfully verified, you will be asked to fill up three copies of the application form. Your biometrics and photo will then be digitally captured.
Make sure to ask for a copy of your acknowledgement receipt, which will prove you are a registered voter. And this year, don't expect to be issued a voter's ID—with the approval of the National Identification System Bill (which seeks to use only one ID for all government transactions), the COMELEC has currently put on hold the creation and distribution of voter's ID cards. Take note though: The voter's ID is not a requirement for voting.
According to Section 4 of R.A No. 8189, a qualified voter only needs to register once. Your status as a voter is considered permanent, save for the following situations:
If you moved to a new place anytime after the last election, you will need to visit your local COMELEC office and file an Application for Transfer if your assigned precinct has changed.
If your registration record has been deactivated, you may have failed to vote in two successive regular elections. A deactivated status can also be because you were imprisoned for more than one year, declared insane by the authorities, or convicted of any crime against national security and of disloyalty to the government. In these cases, you may apply for a Reactivation of Registration Record at your local COMELEC office.
t’s finally the time of the year again when we, as responsible young Filipino citizens, can spark change by voting the right leaders. And in case you missed it, voter registration for the 2019 national elections is only until September 29—leaving you with roughly twoand-a-half weeks to file your application.
If your current registration record has typos or errors, sadly you'll need to go back to the COMELEC office to correct them in order to vote. You may file an Application for Change/ Correction of Entries—this applies as well for recently married females who have changed their surnames.