RP overseas absentee voter registration starts
AS the Philippines gears up for the elections on 2007, the Commission on Elections is hopeful that the next polls will draw greater participation from overseas Filipinos.
To help ensure that more Filipinos abroad will be able to cast their votes in 2007, the Comelec Committee on Overseas Absentee Voting has announced an extended overseas absentee voter registration period from October 3, 2005 to August 31, 2006.
Who may register as overseas absentee voters? Registration is open to citizens of the Philippines abroad who are at least 18 years of age on May 24, 2007 and are not otherwise disqualified by the law.
It is also open to those who have reacquired or retained their Philippine citizenship under Republic Act 9225 and other Filipino citizens with dual citizenship.
The overseas absentee voter registration is also open to immigrants or permanent residents of other countries who are recognized as such in their home countries.
Those who registered as an overseas absentee voter in 2003 but who were unable to vote in the 2004 national elections will not need to register, according to the primer on the Comelec site, which is available for download in PDF format at http://www.comelec.gov.ph/oav/booklet-pri.pdf. This is because their names are still on the certified list of overseas absentee voters. If they fail to vote in the 2007 polls, however, their names will be deleted from the certified list in their respective consulate or embassy.
If they registered as overseas absentee voters in 2003 but know that they will be in another country on May 14, 2007, they may still vote provided they file a letter-request for transfer of registration record at their embassy or consulate.
For more information on the overseas absentee voter registration and to download the OAV forms and primer, visit the Comelec website at www.comelec.gov.ph and the Department of Foreign Affairs homepage at www.dfa.gov.ph.
To help ensure that more Filipinos abroad will be able to cast their votes in 2007, the Comelec Committee on Overseas Absentee Voting has announced an extended overseas absentee voter registration period from October 3, 2005 to August 31, 2006.
Who may register as overseas absentee voters? Registration is open to citizens of the Philippines abroad who are at least 18 years of age on May 24, 2007 and are not otherwise disqualified by the law.
It is also open to those who have reacquired or retained their Philippine citizenship under Republic Act 9225 and other Filipino citizens with dual citizenship.
The overseas absentee voter registration is also open to immigrants or permanent residents of other countries who are recognized as such in their home countries.
Those who registered as an overseas absentee voter in 2003 but who were unable to vote in the 2004 national elections will not need to register, according to the primer on the Comelec site, which is available for download in PDF format at http://www.comelec.gov.ph/oav/booklet-pri.pdf. This is because their names are still on the certified list of overseas absentee voters. If they fail to vote in the 2007 polls, however, their names will be deleted from the certified list in their respective consulate or embassy.
If they registered as overseas absentee voters in 2003 but know that they will be in another country on May 14, 2007, they may still vote provided they file a letter-request for transfer of registration record at their embassy or consulate.
For more information on the overseas absentee voter registration and to download the OAV forms and primer, visit the Comelec website at www.comelec.gov.ph and the Department of Foreign Affairs homepage at www.dfa.gov.ph.
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