00:00The Commission on Elections made it clear that those who registered more than once to vote in the next year are likely to face a lack of cases.
00:10This is what Louisa Erispe reported.
00:14The Commission on Elections is now cleaning the list of voters for the 2025 National and Local Elections.
00:20It is proven that 1 million new registrants are likely to be removed from the official list of those who are allowed to vote in the next year.
00:30500,000 is only for July to September, but I removed 3.
00:38We have from February 12 to April, which is more or less 300,000,
00:42then April 16 to July 14, which is more or less less than 200,000.
00:48So that means we need to remove all of them because they are double or multiple registrants.
00:54If it is proven that a new voter registered twice, he can still face a lack of cases, especially if it is on purpose.
01:03If it is proven that a new voter registered twice, you can be charged with election offense, 1 to 6 years imprisonment.
01:11We already did that in the 2022 elections. Our law department already charged a lot.
01:17Komelek clarified that the original registration of a voter is more likely to be recognized if his or her registration is double and they can still vote.
01:26Meanwhile, a judge approved the increase of the number of registered voters in some barangays in Batangas, Makati, and Nueva Ecija, which is also being investigated by Komelek.
01:37The Commission said that many of the registrants used barangay certificates instead of government IDs in their registration.
01:45This is Liza Erispe for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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