Comelec deletes 694K registered voters
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deleted almost 694,000 registered voters to cleanse the voters' list ahead of next year's midterm elections.
Based on its data released on Monday, the poll body said 693,558 registered voters have been erased from the list.
Of the number, 249,343 were cancelled due to deaths certified by the Local Civil Registrars.
A total of 220,644 voters were also deleted after they opted to be transferred to another city/municipality.
The Comelec said the Automated Fingerprint Identification System found 179,141 voters to have double registration and had their registration records erased.
The Commission on Elections opened a satellite voter registration at GSIS Elementary School in Barangay Sangandaan, Quezon City, on Monday, August 26, 2024. The Comelec said that the Register Anywhere Program will end on August 31. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN The Commission on Elections opened a satellite voter registration at GSIS Elementary School in Barangay Sangandaan, Quezon City, on Monday, August 26, 2024. The Comelec said that the Register Anywhere Program will end on August 31. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN The Commission on Elections opened a satellite voter registration at GSIS Elementary School in Barangay Sangandaan, Quezon City, on Monday, August 26, 2024. The Comelec said that the Register Anywhere Program will end on August 31. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN The Commission on Elections opened a satellite voter registration at GSIS Elementary School in Barangay Sangandaan, Quezon City, on Monday, August 26, 2024. The Comelec said that the Register Anywhere Program will end on August 31. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN The Commission on Elections opened a satellite voter registration at GSIS Elementary School in Barangay Sangandaan, Quezon City, on Monday, August 26, 2024. The Comelec said that the Register Anywhere Program will end on August 31. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN The Commission on Elections opened a satellite voter registration at GSIS Elementary School in Barangay Sangandaan, Quezon City, on Monday, August 26, 2024. The Comelec said that the Register Anywhere Program will end on August 31. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN The Commission on Elections opened
