Munti pilots early BSKE voting
Muntinlupa City Mayor Ruffy Biazon
The Commission on Elections has chosen Muntinlupa as a pilot location to test its early voting project for vulnerable sectors.
Daily TribuneMuntinlupa City Mayor Ruffy Biazon
The Commission on Elections has chosen Muntinlupa as a pilot location to test its early voting project for vulnerable sectors.
"We welcome this initiative by the Comelec to test new ways in the voting process especially to help persons with disabilities, seniors, and pregnant women — those who are recognized as especially vulnerable — and make the voting process easier and more accessible for them," Mayor Ruffy Biazon said.
Muntinlupa City Election Officer Atty. Kimberly Joy Alzate-Cu said under the early voting scheme, PWDs, seniors, and heavily pregnant women will be allowed to vote in their registered voting centers from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.
This approach is to give the vulnerable sectors priority in the voting process and help them avoid the rush of voters during the regular voting hours from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
To avail of early voting, one must be enrolled in the voting center›s Accessible Polling Precinct, which is located nearest to the voting center›s entrance. If they are not enrolled, they may still vote in the center›s Emergency Accessible Polling Precinct).
The scheme designates an alternative temporary precinct where the vulnerable voter may cast their vote; however, unlike the APP which has its own voting machine and other materials and personnel, in the EAPP, the voter›s ballot will be fetched from their regular precinct by support staff.