Comelec issues guidelines on polling precincts for elderly, PWDS

he o ission on lections o elec has co e out with the i ple enting rules and regulations of epublic ct 9 6 , which authori es the agency to establish accessible polling precincts exclusively for senior citi ens and people with disabilities s during elections

n esolution 9 6 , the o elec said such polling precincts should be on the ground floor, “preferably near the entrance of the building and is free of any physical barriers and provided with necessary services including assistive devices ”

he o elec has been assigning “express lanes” for senior citi ens and s in the polling precincts, but said there should be “separate non-territorial precinct created exclusively” for the

he resolution states that senior citi ens and will have to update their voter s records by applying for “registration, reactivation, transfer with reactivation, reinstate ent, inclusion of record or correction of entry indicate the type s of their disability as well as the for s of assistance they need ”

“ s and senior citi ens who are already registered but have not indicated the type of disability, or who ay have developed or anifested such disability after having been registered, shall be allowed, during the period of registration, to update their registration records,” the o elec said