IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING SECTIONS 5 AND 6 OF COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 8678, PROMULGATED OCTOBER 6, 2009, ENTITLED: “GUIDELINES ON THE FILING OF CERTIFICATES OF CANDIDACY AND NOMINATION OF OFFICIAL CANDIDATES OF REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 10, 2010 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS”
COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 8691
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FILING OF MANIFESTATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE, AND SUBMISSION OF NAMES OF NOMINEES UNDER THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 10, 2010 AUTOMATED NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS.
COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 8690
IN THE MATTER OF THE DEPUTATION OF THE PROSECUTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO HANDLE ELECTION OFFENSE CASES.
COMELEC: Voters with no biometrics can still vote
“Registered voters who haven’t had their biometrics captured need not panic. They can still vote in 2010.”
COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez issued this clarification Wednesday after news items came out saying that voters whose biometrics were not captured during their registration will not be allowed to cast their vote.
Jimenez explained that of the more than 45 million registered voters nationwide, more than half have yet to submit their biometrics using the poll body’s data capturing machines.
“So long as your name is included in the voters list, you will be allowed to vote,” he said, adding that voters’ identification cards (IDs) is also not a requirement on Election Day. ###
