Early voting for senior citizens and their assistors, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and pregnant women for the May 12 midterm elections started at 5 a.m. Monday.
The Commission on Elections said the exclusive early voting hours for these groups will last from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., allowing them to skip the long queues and avoid the hot weather.
Over 18,000 elective positions will be up for grabs for those who successfully filed their candidacies:
- • Senators - 12
- • Party-List Representatives - 63
- • Member, House of Representatives - 254
- • Governor - 82
- • Vice Governor - 82
- • Provincial board member - 800
- • City Mayor - 149
- • City Vice Mayor - 149
- • City councilor - 1,690
- • Municipal Mayor - 1,493
- • Municipal Vice Mayor - 1,493
- • Municipal councilor - 11,948
- • BARMM Members of the Parliament - 25
- • BARMM Party Representatives - 40
- • TOTAL: 18,280
Comelec has listed 8 steps once a voter is already in the polling precinct.
STEP 1: Approach the electoral board (EB) and state your name, precinct number, and sequence number.
STEP 2: The EB will check if your name is in the Election Day Computerized Voters Lost (EDCVL) and if your fingernail has an indelible ink.
STEP 3: If your name is in the EDCVL and you have no mark of indelible ink, the EB will verify your identity and will ask you to sign the EDCVL.
STEP 4: The EB chairperson will show you that your ballot is clean and in good condition. He/she will place the ballot in the ballot secrecy folder, and hand it to you along with the marking pen.
STEP 5: Go to the voting area and vote by fully shading the circle before the name of the candidate. Remember: Do not to overvote.
STEP 6: After shading, feed your ballot to the ACM and wait for the receipt to be printed. Check the ballot image being flashed on the ACM screen.
STEP 7: Review your voting receipt and drop it at the designated box. Return the folder and marking pen.
STEP 8: Have indelible ink applied to the forefinger of your right hand and leave the polling place.