COMELEC to open registration booths for the coming elections in select Robinsons malls

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will be opening registration booths in select Robinsons shopping malls nationwide to encourage more voters to participate in the coming elections.

“Our aim is to give the public an accessible and efficient registration experience and provide alternative satellite registration sites,” said James B. Jimenez, COMELEC spokesperson.

“We will release the final list of mall registration schedule once available. But the public may contact their local Comelec office directly to inquire about schedules specific to their city or municipality,” added Jimenez.

COMELEC will sign an agreement with Robinsons Land Corp. on July 12. Registrants will be able to submit document requirements and have their biometrics data taken at the mall sites once they are open. Previously, voter registration booths were set up in Robinsons malls in Aug-Sep 2019 for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

COMELEC noted the sites will only accept a limited number of applicants daily in consideration of mall hours, and only residents of the locality or those intending to transfer their registration records will be accommodated.

Jimenez also said they have already exceeded the target of four million new registrants for next year’s polls; there are currently about 60 million registered voters.

Voter registration will be available until September 30.

SOURCE: Business World