Based on statistics presented by YVote, around 34 million fall within 15 to 34 years old. This data comprises 54% of the voting population in 2010. It shows that the�youth�vote, when harnessed well, can swing the�vote�in 2010. Assuming without conceding that there was no cheating in the 2004 elections, GMA was declared winner by around 1M margin versus FPJ. In the same election, out of the 49.25 million who were expected to participate in the electoral process, only 43.54 million actually voted.
In the 2007 senatorial elections, around 6.4 million potential voters were not registered.�
Add to the picture that the ongoing election registration was cut short through COMELEC's directive of moving the deadline of registration from December 15 to October 31, 2009, this poses the possibility of significantly decreasing the number of potential first time voters.
The time to act is now! Let your vote count!
Are you 18? Are you a Filipino citizen? Have you lived in the Philippines for over 1 year?
Register to Vote for the 2010 National Elections!
Where?
��� - Office of the Election Officer (OEO) at the local City Hall (Mon to Fri, 8am-5pm)
��� - Satellite registration booths in barangays and schools
How?
- Get Registration Form (CEF-1A)
- from OEO
- download from�www.comelec.gov.ph�(Print the 3-page registration form on thick long bond paper and fill up�the first part only. Do NOT sign and put your thumbmark yet!)
- Photocopy a valid ID and submit it with the registration form (a VALID ID contains your picture, home address, and signature; it can be a driver's license, passport, NBI clearance, etc)
- Submit your documents to the COMELEC officer for verification
- Have your biometrics taken (signature, thumb mark, and picture)
- Get your acknowledgement receipt
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Christina Marianne G. Mantaring
BS Computer Engineering 2009
University of the Philippines Diliman