Comelec: At least 400,000 double registrants found in 2023 barangay, SK polls

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/24/20230131-comelec-voters-registration-md-12.jpg"/><figcaption>Quezon City registrants at a satellite office of the Commission on Elections on Jan. 31, 2023. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The poll body has found some 400,000 double registrants for the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.</p><p>According to Commission on Elections chairman George Garcia, the figure can increase to half a million once they are finished weeding out the so-called flying voters.</p><p>&quot;As of today, those who were able to register from December 12 to January 31 this year, we were able to verify that there are at least 400,000 double or multiple registrants,&quot; he told ANC&#x27;s &quot;Rundown&quot; Thursday.</p><p>&quot;We will be finishing with our assessment by the end of May and hopefully, it will reach at least 500,000.&quot;</p><p>The poll chief warned those behind the fraudulent registrations.</p><p>&quot;We are going to expose that. We are going to make a detail as to when or where are the places where there are double or multiple registrants,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/09/23/senate-probe-sought-into-fraudulent-voter-registrations">Senate resolution seeks probe into &#x27;massive fraudulent&#x27; voter registrations</a></li></ul><p>Garcia&#x27;s statement comes as Sen. Imee Marcos calls for an investigation into the massive fake registration of voters.</p><p>Marcos has alleged the fraudulent registrations were &quot;bankrolled by big-time businessmen, contractors, and suppliers in anticipation of the increase in the internal revenue allotment of barangays brought about by the Supreme Court&#x27;s ruling in Mandanas vs. Executive Secretary et al.&quot;</p><p>In the interview, Garcia admitted there was a need to revise election laws to punish flying voters. </p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s a perennial problem, always a problem not only of the Comelec but the entire country,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Indeed, there are individuals who wanted to exploit the defects in our laws... that&#x27;s why we can even see flying voters. Voters who are not really from this area or voters who are being led in masse by certain individuals or politicians.</p><p>&quot;Indeed, other than the efforts of the Commission on Elections, there should be amendments of certain laws especially on the issues of registration of voters,&quot; he added.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2612147" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The poll body has found some 400,000 double registrants for the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

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Comelec: At least 400,000 double registrants found in 2023 barangay, SK polls

Comelec: At least 400,000 double registrants found in 2023 barangay, SK polls

Davinci Maru,

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Published May 11, 2023 02:55 PM PHT

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