Resolution No. 9279

WHEREAS, in Resolution No. 9149 dated February 22, 2011, the Commission on Elections promulgated Rules Regulations for the Resumption of the System of Continuing Registration of Voters and Validation of Registration Records in the Non-ARMM Areas;

WHEREAS, said Resolution covers the reception of application for registration, transfer from another district/city and municipality, transfer within the same city/municipality, reactivation, reactivation with transfer, reinstated in the list of voters, inclusion of registration record in the Book of Voters, correction of entries and validation;

WHEREAS, in the first of registration period it was observed that various applicants filed more than one or multi-type of application with the office of the election Officers such as (1) transfer with reactivation and correction of entries, (2) reactivation with correction of entries (3) and transfer with correction of entries. The said nature of applications is not covered in the existing rules and regulations and current Voter Registration System (VRS) installed in the Voter Registration Machines (VRMs) ;

WHEREAS, in view of the absence of the rules and regulations and the applicable system to serve the multi-type of applications, the applicants were required to return back to the Office of the Election Officers on the next quarter of registration period to complete the other transaction, thereby causing inconvenience to the voters;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in it by the Constitution, the Omnibus Election Code, Republic Act No. 8189 and other related election laws, the Commission on Elections had RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES, to adopt the following guidelines, by way of supplemental to the existing rules and regulations in Resolution No. 9149, in order to accommodate multi-type of application and to avoid inconvenience to the applicant-voters in with the continuing registration of voters in Non-ARMM areas:

1. During the registration period the Election Officers/Acting Election Officers/Election Assistant shall:
   1. Accept and process application for transfer with reactivation and correction of entries; reactivation with correction of entries; and transfer with correction of entries
      The procedure embodied in Resolution No. 9149 in so far as the manner of the reception, verification of the application filed and the taking of demographics and biometrics data if necessary shall be strictly observed;
   2. The voter-applicants shall accomplish the prescribed forms corresponding to the types of transaction applied for; and
   3. The total number of multi-type of applications filed in the Office of the Election Officer shall be reflected in the Quarterly Progress Report
2. The Information Technology Department shall facilitate the necessary changes in the program/system to incorporate the above multi-type of applications in the VRM

Let the Election and Barangay Affairs Department and Information Technology Department implement this Resolution.

SO ORDERED.