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Residents check the voters' list outside the Barangay Valencia Hall in Quezon City on May 9, 2022. Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News/File

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Sherrie Ann Torres

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1722409317385171742000013620220509-election-day-brgy-valencia-qc-GCS062001.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Residents check the voters&#x27; list outside the Barangay Valencia Hall in Quezon City on May 9, 2022. Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Residents check the voters&#x27; list outside the Barangay Valencia Hall in Quezon City on May 9, 2022. Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Over 400,000 &quot;deactivated&quot; voters have sought the “reactivation” of their records to be able to vote in next year&#x27;s midterm polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/comelec-to-use-sent-to-all-transmission-system-for-2025-polls-1058" id="isPasted">• Comelec to use &#x27;sent-to-all&#x27; transmission system for 2025 polls</a></div><p>Comelec data from <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">February 12 to July 20, 2024</span> showed that “Total Applications for Reactivation” was at 409,329, with the breakdown as follows:</p><p>• Transfer with reactivation – 59,490</p><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">• </span>Transfer for reactivation with correction – 21,746</p><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">•</span> Reactivation – 251,590</p><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">• </span>Reactivation with correction – 76,503</p><p>As of July 28, the Comelec said it has &quot;deactivated&quot; around 5.1 million voters in the country due to their failure to vote in 2 elections.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/3/deactivated-voters-now-more-than-4-9-million-comelec-2013">• Deactivated voters now more than 4.9 million: Comelec</a></div><p>The Comelec will continue to accept voters who intend to reactivate their records until September 30.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>VOTER APPLICATION</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>The Comelec said some 4.8 Filipinos have processed their voter application.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/9/comelec-assures-more-transparency-in-2025-midterm-polls-1534">• Comelec assures more transparency in 2025 midterm polls</a></div><p><span id="isPasted" style="caret-color:rgb(65, 65, 65);color:rgb(65, 65, 65)">Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia</span> said all processed applications still had to be subjected to a hearing and be ruled in favor of the applicants before they could be formally included or re-included in the official voter’s list.</p><p>New voter applications will be accepted until September 30, 2024.</p><div><br/></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><strong>COMELEC TAPS NAMRIA</strong></span></div><div><br/></div><p>The Comelec also inked a memorandum of agreement with the National Mapping Resource Authority (NAMRIA) to create a “map” that would help voters locate polling precincts.</p><p>“Meron kasi tayong tinatawag na precinct mapping... Inaalam kung saan ang lokasyon ng mga presinto, sadya bang yang mga presintong yan ay malapit sa mga botante? Baka naman yang mga presintong yan ay napakalayo ng nilalakad ng mga botante,” Garcia said.</p><p>NAMRIA’s technology can help the Comelec ensure that no voter will be disenfranchised, said Garcia.</p><p>“Isipin nyo kung magagamit natin, mahihiram natin, mase-share nila sa atin ang teknolohiyang iyan at kaalaman, yung conflict areas, yung possible conflict areas, yung areas where we are delivering our paraphernalia, even the machines and etcetera, kaya nating makita using their technology, using their resources,” Garcia said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0dqjfMm80vc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Comelec will continue to accept voters who intend to reactivate their records until September 30.</p>

The Comelec will continue to accept voters who intend to reactivate their records until September 30.

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400,000 out of 5M 'deactivated' voters seek reactivation as Sept. deadline looms

Sherrie Ann Torres,

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Published Jul 31, 2024 03:14 PM PHT

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