Comelec reminds public on deadline of registration
by Vency D. Bulayungan
Lagawe, Ifugao (3 October) -- The Election Officer here is reminding those who did not yet register that the deadline for registration of qualified voters is on October 31, 2009.
Lawyer Jerome Bantiyan, Election Officer II urged qualified voters in his jurisdiction who did not yet register to visit his office and bring along any valid identification cards.
Bantiyan said that the applicant must be a Filipino citizen and at least 18 year of age on election day that is May 10, 2010. He should also be a resident of the Philippines for at least one year and in the place wherein he proposes to vote for at least six months on or before the day of the election.
He also said that the applicant should not otherwise be disqualified by law. He appealed to barangay officials to help disseminate the said information. (PIA-Ifugao) [top]