Poll watchdog Lente urged Congress to pass election-related reforms pending in the legislature so that the Commission on Elections could implement them ahead of the 2025 elections. | kdevillaINQ /PDI
“We’re not talking about the rights of voters like accessibility,” said Caritos, adding that her group is also pushing for the amendment of laws to give more teeth to penalties for poll offenses.
For his part, Comelec Chair George Garcia also identified key election measures that should be passed: moving the effectivity of premature campaigning to the start of the filing of certificate of candidacy; early voting for PWDs, elderly and pregnant women; “enhancing the law” on buying and vote selling; and amending the Party-List System Act to redefine the marginalized and underrepresented.
Its special registration activity called “Register Anywhere Project,” which is exclusively for new voters and those who want to transfer their registration to another area, will start on Dec. 17 in preparation for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls.
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