VOTER REGISTRATION in the ARMM for the August 8 ARMM Elections - Part 2

SEC. 7. - Procedure for filing of applications for registration:

1. The applicant shall personally appear before the EO, state his name and exact address, specifying the house number, name of the street, area, district, purok or sitio, and barangay where he resides, or a brief description of his residence, and present any of the following identification documents that bear applicant’s photograph and signature:

1. Current employee’s identification card (ID), with the signature of the employer or authorized representative;
2. Postal ID;
3. Student’s ID or library card, signed by the school authority;
4. Senior Citizen’s ID;
5. Driver’s license;
6. NBI/PNP clearance;
7. Passport;
8. SSS/GSIS ID;
9. Integrated Bar of the Philippine (IBP) ID;
10. License issued by the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) and;
11. Any other valid ID.

In the absence of any of the abovementioned identification documents, the applicant may be identified under oath by any registered voter of the precinct, or by any of his relatives within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity. No registered voter or relative shall be allowed to identify applicants more than three (3) times.

Community Tax Certificates (cedula) or certifications/ identification cards issued by barangay officials shall not be honored as valid identification documents.

If the applicant fails to establish his identity by any of the aforementioned methods/documents, he shall not be issued an application form, nor shall his pre-accomplished application form be accepted.

2. Upon establishing the identity of the applicant, the EO shall initially screen the name of the prospective applicant for registration from the National List of Registered Voters (NLRV) and National List of Deactivated Voters (NLDV). If found in any of the said lists, he shall not issue an application for registration but shall advise the applicant to apply for:

1. Transfer of registration record, if the name is found in the NLRV (another district/city/municipality); or
2. Reactivation/transfer with reactivation of registration record, if the name is found in the NLDV.

For this purpose, the ITD shall provide all EOs with the updated soft copy of the NLRV and the NLDV.

3. If the name does not appear in either the NLRV or NLDV, the EO shall, using a barangay precinct map, verify whether or not the address given by the applicant is located within the territorial boundary of any of the precincts within the jurisdiction of the city/municipality.

If the applicant is not a resident, the EO shall advise the applicant to proceed to the OEO of the city/municipality where he resides.

If the applicant resides within the territorial jurisdiction of the city/municipality, the EO shall:

1. Inform the applicant of the qualifications and disqualifications for registration;
2. Determine the precinct where the applicant belongs by referring to the barangay precinct map. The applicant shall be assigned temporarily to the mother precinct comprising his residence.
3. Indicate the temporary precinct assignment of the applicant at the upper right-hand portion of the application form.

The precinct assignment shall be finalized after the approval of the application. Daughter precinct(s) shall be created to accommodate approved applicants in excess of the 200-voter per precinct limit.

In case of boundary dispute, the EO shall maintain the status quo.

4. Issue the prescribed application form to the applicant in three (3) copies.

4. Upon receipt of the application forms, the applicant shall personally accomplish the same separately in his own handwriting and submit the accomplished application forms to the EO. TITLES SUCH AS DATU, SULTAN, HADJI, BAI AND OTHER TITLES SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED.

5. For an illegitimate person whose certificate of live birth does not include a middle name, the character “__” (underscore) shall be used for the middle name during the encoding of the data of the applicant.

6. In case the applicant does not know his birth date with certainty, and the EO can reasonably ascertain that the applicant is of voting age through his physical features, and other relevant indicators such as year in college and number of children, the EO shall ask the applicant to supply a date of birth to the best of his knowledge.  The EO shall then write the words “Section 7 (f) case” on top of the date of birth or anywhere on the form.  In addition, the EO shall record in his Journal the list of names of applicants who supplied their date of birth, in accordance with this provision.

If, however, the EO cannot ascertain the applicant’s age and the applicant does not supply his birth date, the application form shall be deemed incomplete and shall not be accepted.

7. If the applicant has a duly accomplished application form, it shall be signed and thumbmarked in the presence of the EO.  In the event that the applicant has already affixed his signature and imprinted his thumbmark in the accomplished application form, the applicant shall confirm before the EO that the same are his signature and thumbmark.

8. Once the application form has been accomplished, the applicant shall return the same to the EO.

9. The EO shall ensure that the application form has been filled up correctly, completely and legibly, write down the Application Form Number, return the forms to the applicant; and direct him to the VRM Operator.

The Application Form Number shall consist of four parts, as follows:

First Part	-	Two (2) digit province code
Second Part	-	Two (2) digit district/city/municipal code
Third Part	-	Two (2) digit VRM Number which is 30 (default)
Fourth Part	-	Seven (7) digit control code which shall start with the number following the last application form number assigned on August 13, 2010 registration.

10. The VRM Operator, using the Voter Registration System (VRS) shall:

1. Select File -> Registration
2. Type the Application Number and press Enter button
3. Select Registration from the drop down menu
4. Encode demographics information and capture the biometrics data of the applicant
5. Save the record

Attached are the screen shots of the registration procedure hereto designated as Annex “B”.

Thereafter the VRM Operator shall affix his initial below the space provided for the Election Officer’s name and direct the applicant to submit his application to the EO.

11. Upon receipt of the application, the EO shall:

1. administer the oath;

If applicant refuses to take the oath the application shall not be accepted and deemed not filed.

2. affix his signature in the appropriate space of the form;
3. retain the three (3) copies; and
4. cut the bottom portion of one copy of the application form and give it to the applicant to serve as Acknowledgment Receipt and proof of filing of his application.

SEC. 8. Accomplishment of application forms of illiterate or person with disability. – As used in this Section, person with disability shall refer to a person who cannot by himself accomplish an application for registration.

Any illiterate or person with disability shall be assisted by the EO in the preparation of his application form, or by any member of an accredited Citizen’s arm, or a relative within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, or if he has none present, by any person of his confidence who belongs to the same household.

In no case shall an assistor assist more than three (3) times except the EO. All assistors must be of voting age.

The EO shall place the illiterate or person with disability under oath, after which the assistor shall ask the illiterate or person with disability relevant questions and record the answers given in order to accomplish properly the application form.

Once the application form is accomplished, it shall be given to the EO who shall read the accomplished form aloud to the illiterate or person with disability and ask him if the information given are true and correct.

The applicant shall, in the presence of the EO affix his thumbmark or some other customary mark on the duly accomplished form.

The Assistor shall then accomplish in three (3) copies the Certification/Attestation, designated hereto as Annex “C”, which shall be attached to the accomplished application form.

SEC. 9. Express Lane for Elderly, Disabled and Pregnant Applicants. - The Office of the EO shall provide during the registration period express lane and give priority/preferential treatment to persons with disabilities, elderly and pregnant applicants.

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