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Polling precincts dapat dagdagan para masunod mga health protocol: Monsod

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 02:50 PM

MAYNILA - Doblehin ang bilang ng polling precincts ang suhestiyon ni dating poll chief Christian Monsod sa Commission on Elections sa halip na palawigin ang araw ng eleksiyon.   Read more »

Kongresista iminungkahing ipagpaliban ang halalan 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 08:14 PM

Isinusulong ng isang mambabatas na ipagpaliban ang halalan 2022 dahil takot umano ang mga botante sa pandemya.    Read more »

May agam-agam sa virus? Mga nagpaparehistro para sa 2022 elections ‘matumal’ pa rin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 06:08 PM

MAYNILA - Matumal ang mga nagpaparehistro sa mga tanggapan ng Commission on Elections, na itinuturo ng isang opisyal sa agam-agam ng mga botante sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.  Read more »

Twitter flags Trump tweet for dissuading voting

Kate Conger, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 24 08:03 AM

Twitter hid one of President Donald Trump’s tweets behind a notice warning users that the message violated company rules against dissuading people from voting. Trump posted the tweet, which said that ballot drop boxes were not being sanitized to prevent the coronavirus and could be used for fraud, about five hours before Twitter took action Sunday. Read more »

Ex-Comelec chief Brillantes battling COVID-19, intubated in hospital

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 09:14 PM

Former Commission on Elections chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19 and was intubated Saturday for unstable oxygen levels while in hospital, his daughter Zeena said. Read more »

Virus-hit Singapore heads for election 'like no other'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 23 08:28 PM

More than 42,000 cases have been reported in the city-state, the vast majority among migrant workers. The death toll stands at 26. Read more »

Hillary Clinton endorses Biden's White House bid

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 07:53 AM

Hillary Clinton endorsed Joe Biden's White House bid on Tuesday, saying the United States needs a "real president" and not just "somebody who plays one on TV."   Read more »

South Korea, including coronavirus patients, vote as parliamentary election kicks off

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Apr 10 12:45 PM

Early voting in South Korea's parliamentary election kicked off on Friday, with coronavirus patients casting ballots at designated stations and candidates adopting new ways of campaigning to limit the risk of contagion. Read more »

Coronavirus worries drive push in US for November 'vote by mail'

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 09:03 AM

Worries that the COVID-19 threat will persist into the November election is driving a push for US voters to vote by mail nationwide, but the biggest opponent is President Donald Trump, who admits it threatens his Republican Party. Read more »

Voters' registration suspended amid enhanced community quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 12:20 AM

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections announced Friday further suspended the voter registration from Tuesday, March 31 until the end of April amid the Luzon-wide community quarantine. Read more »

Voter registration suspended March 10-31 due to coronavirus spread

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 04:33 PM

Poll body spokesperson James Jimenez said the suspension is a response to "the growing threat to public health" posed by the virus. Read more »