MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 21 (PIA) –- The 10-day registration of voters in the five provinces and one city comprising the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) starts today amidst a plan to postpone the August 8, 2011 ARMM polls.
City Election Officer Atty. Tanjie Macadindang said the registration which will last until March 31 will be held in the provinces of Basilan (except Isabela City), Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Maguindanao (except Cotabato City), Lanao del Sur and the city of Marawi.
He said the applications for registration, transfer of registration records, change or correction of entries in the registration records, reactivation of registration records and inclusion of registration records or reinstatement of name in the list of voters shall be personally filed at the Office of the Election Officer at the city or municipality where the applicants reside.
For Marawi City applicants, these will be conducted at his office located inside city hall compound in Barangay Bangon from Monday to Saturday, inclusive of holidays during regular office hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., he said.
Macadindang further said that an applicant for registration must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the country for at least one year and in the place where he proposes to vote for at least six months immediately preceding August 8, 2011.
Those who have not reached the required age or period of residence on the day of registration but will possess such qualifications on or before August 8, 2011 may register as voters, he added.
According to him, applicants are required to personally appear at his office and present any of the following identification documents: current employee’s identification card (ID) with the signature of employers or authorized representative; postal ID’ student’s ID or library card signed by the school authority; senior citizen’s ID; driver’s license; NBI/PNP clearance; passport; SSS/GSIS ID; Integrated Bar of the Philippines ID; license issued by the Professional Regulatory Commission; or any valid ID.
Community Tax Certificates (cedula) or certifications/identification cards issued by the barangay shall not be honored as valid identification documents, Macadindang said.
In the absence of any of the above-mentioned identification documents, he said the applicant may be identified under oath by any of his relative within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity. (APB/PIA-10 Marawi)
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