Comelec-Zambo processes 1,928 individuals in on-going voters’ registration

By R.G. Antonet A. Go

ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 17 (PNA) -– The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has processed 1,918 individuals in the on-going registration and re-validation of voters in this city.

Data from the local Comelec’s first and second district offices showed that 1,135 of the 1,918 processed individuals are new registrants.

The rest are as follows: transfer of records, 224; reactivation, 24; correction of data, 168; and validation, 367.

First district election officer Stephen Cañete said that so far his office has processed from May 6 to 9 the following: new registrants, 690; transfer of records, 105; reactivation, four; correction of data, 100; and, validation of registration, 107.

Second district election officer Joseph Ian Tria said they have processed from May 6 to 11 as follows: new registrants, 445; transfer of records, 119; reactivation, 20; correction of data, 68; and, validation of registration, 260.

The registration of voters as well as validation, reactivation and data correction started last May 6 and will end October 31, 2015.

Cañete and Tria urged the public to register and revalidate their biometrics data early to avoid the rush. (PNA)
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