MANILA, Philippines — The Fee on Elections (Comelec) stated voter registration for residents of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Area in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will resume from February 9 to March 30, forward of the Barangay, Sangguniang Kabataan, and BARMM parliamentary elections.
Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia introduced the resumption on Friday, noting it follows the postponement of the parliamentary elections.
“We are going to resume voter registration throughout the Bangsamoro, which was beforehand suspended, beginning this coming February 9. Our fellow Bangsamoro residents can register once more,” Garcia stated in Filipino in an interview after signing a memorandum of settlement with the Nationwide Printing Workplace.
READ: Comelec postpones March 30 Bangsamoro parliamentary elections
Final week, Garcia introduced that the BARMM parliamentary elections can be postponed from their scheduled date of March 30, citing the absence of a redistricting regulation for the Bangsamoro Parliament and inadequate time to organize for the elections.
He additionally stated BARMM residents can register by way of the Register Wherever Program in any extremely urbanized metropolis or capital city nationwide, including that they don’t must return to their house provinces to register.
Garcia defined that the voter registration interval for BARMM residents is shorter than in the remainder of the nation, because the ballot physique expects the parliamentary elections to be held sooner than the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.
“Subsequently, our fellow Bangsamoro residents want to organize the voter lists. If registration ends on March 30, the lists ought to be prepared by Could, as Comelec will print the lists for posting inside and outside precincts and ship them to the native Comelec places of work,” he added.
READ: Comelec to renew voters’ registration beginning October 20
The ballot physique has set the voter registration drive nationwide from October 20, 2025, to Could 18, 2026.
Garcia stated registration for BARMM residents was beforehand suspended throughout this era to keep away from confusion, as residents may need thought it allowed them to vote within the parliamentary elections.
Doable BARMM polls in September
Garcia additionally stated that, based mostly on latest congressional hearings on the BARMM parliamentary elections, there’s a consensus to carry the elections in September this yr.
“Then, BSKE voters will ask: Will we additionally vote within the Bangsamoro elections? So far as Comelec is worried: sure, they may vote, however we’ll watch for the regulation itself to find out the particular provisions,” he stated in Filipino.
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The Comelec chief additionally stated that is to stop disenfranchisement amongst BARMM voters, emphasizing that it could be unfair if they might vote within the BSKE however not within the BARMM elections, which can be held earlier. /mcm
