It is not my first time to vote, but because I didn't vote for two consecutive elections, my name was erased from the database of voters. Presidential elections will be on May 2016. However, the Commission on Elections has started its registration last May 6, 2014 until October 2015. Filipinos are once again called upon to exercise their right to vote. Last May 7, I went to the COMELEC office at the municipal hall of our town. Since I have not voted for a long time and has never received a voter's ID, below were my concerns:
1. My name was not in the database of qualified voters in the Comelec website.
2. I transferred to a different municipality.
3. I want to use my married name for registration
The Comelec website contains a lot of information related to my concerns. So before going to the office, I brought all my IDs, and other documents like marriage and birth certificates. This is to make sure that I will not be going back and forth to their office. Upon arriving at the Comelec office, I was asked to photocopy a valid ID. After that I was asked the last time I voted and my complete name. My record was then checked and it appeared that, it is true, I am not in their records anymore. I was, then, given a registration form that I need to complete in three copies. After that, the form was checked to see if I missed out in answering any part. The biometrics, which included all the necessary information in the form and my fingerprints, were saved. I was then given the stub that I need to show the Comelec officer so that I could vote on election day. The whole process took me 30 minutes. I arrived at their office at around 9:30am.
Tip: Read the Comelec website first before going to their offices for registration. Do not expect that a voter's ID will be given immediately after. I was told that I have to wait for more than three years before I could get mine.
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