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Comelec OKs virtual applications, transactions for overseas absentee voter registration amid pandemic

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 06:16 PM

The Commission on Elections has authorized its Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) to “use virtual, online, or electronic platforms to receive and process” overseas voting applications or transactions for the May 2022 elections, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Interactive sites, longer registration hours: Comelec woos more Filipinos to become voters

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 05:13 PM

With some 2 months left before the end of the voter's registration period, the Comelec said they have more plans in store to charm Filipinos to become part of the electoral roll.  Read more »

Concert fundraiser by Fil-Ams aims to see youth registered for 2022 PH elections

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Updated as of Jul 08 02:29 PM

The classical-music concert "Songs for Suffrage" aims to register millions of eligible youth voters in the Philippines for the 2022 national elections. Read more »

Wildcard semi-finalist sa Bb. Pilipinas pipiliin sa online voting

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 08:17 PM

Sa isang bagong twist, inihayag ng Binibining Pilipinas ang paghanap nila ng isang wildcard semi-finalist sa pamamagitan ng online voting. Read more »

Comelec signs deals with 2 voting solutions firms for overseas online voting test runs

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 07:18 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday announced that it has signed agreements with voting solutions firms, Indra Sistemas and Voatz, for the overseas online voting test runs. Read more »

Comelec may paalala sa OFWs na balak bumoto sa 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 10:10 PM

Mataas ang inaasahang bilang ng overseas absentee voters na boboto sa halalan 2022, ayon sa Commission on Elections.  Read more »

Personal or postal? PH posts abroad to recommend modes of voting for 2022 polls - Comelec

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 04:41 PM

MANILA - The modes of voting which will be used by different posts abroad for the Philippine national elections in 2022 has yet to be finalized, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday said. Read more »

Repatriated OFWs told to transfer registration records to vote in 2022 polls

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 03:00 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday urged overseas Filipino workers repatriated during the COVID-19 pandemic to transfer their registration records in order to participate in the national elections in 2022.   Read more »

Comelec: 'Almost sure' voting hours in 2022 polls will be extended

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 04:56 PM

The Commission on Elections said on Friday it was "almost sure" that voting hours would be extended during next year's elections, under the shadow of the COVID-19 crisis.    Read more »

House panel OKs early voting for seniors, PWDs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 11:08 PM

Under the consolidated measure, there shall be early voting where qualified senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWD) may choose to cast their ballot at accessible establishments designated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) within 7 working days before the date set for the elections.    Read more »

Nine major sports unions join forces to oppose U.S. state voting restrictions

Reuters
Posted at May 04 09:32 AM

Nine major U.S. sports unions joined together on Monday to declare their opposition to state legislative efforts restricting the right to vote.   Read more »

Rudy Giuliani wants $1.3-B lawsuit over his 'big lie' election claims thrown out

Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 07:39 AM

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked a judge on Wednesday to throw out a voting machine company's $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit relating to his false claims about the November 2020 presidential election being rigged. Read more »

US House passes police reforms, voting rights bill

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 03:39 PM

A sweeping police reform package that bans choke holds and combats racial profiling cleared the US House of Representatives Wednesday, 5 days before the trial of a white officer charged with murdering African-American George Floyd. Read more »

Comelec sets new schedule to register as overseas voter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 10:36 AM

MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday announced the new voter registration schedule for those intending to register as overseas voters in the Philippines ahead of the national and local elections in 2022. Read more »

China NBA favorite Klay Thompson gets 100,000 All-Star votes despite not playing since 2019

Jonathan White, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 06 08:42 PM

Chinese fan favourite Klay Thompson has racked up 100,000 votes ahead of the NBA All-Star game to put him 10th on the list of guards in the West despite not having played since 2019. Read more »

NBA: Durant, LeBron lead early NBA All-Star Game voting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 12:26 AM

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant and Los Angeles Lakers playmaker LeBron James are the leading vote-getters in early balloting announced Thursday for the NBA All-Star Game. Read more »

Comelec to hold online voting experiment for OFWs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 01:36 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday said it would begin an "online voting experiment" for overseas Filipino workers in the coming months to see if a digital polling scheme would encourage more voters abroad to participate in elections.   Read more »

Smartmatic sues Fox News, Giuliani over election-rigging claims

Helen Coster, Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 07:12 AM

Electronic voting systems maker Smartmatic on Thursday sued Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News cable network and Rudolph Giuliani, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, claiming they falsely accused the company of helping to rig the U.S. presidential election in favor of Joe Biden. Read more »

Trump lawyer Giuliani faces lawsuit for 'big lie' election fraud claims

Susan Heavey and Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 25 10:26 PM

WASHINGTON - A US voting machine company sued former President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, accusing him of defamation in what it called his "big lie" campaign about widespread fraud in the presidential election, court documents on Monday showed.   Read more »

COMELEC backs absentee voting for seniors, but mail-in system could be complicated

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 08:28 PM

COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez said senior citizens would be vulnerable in a crowded polling center at high risk of COVID-19 infection. Read more »