Comelec extends absentee voting form submission
Comelec headquarters in Intramuros, Manila. INQUIRER FILES
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday extended the reception of local absentee voting (LAV) forms until March 17 due to mounting calls to push the deadline.
This move was made through the Comelec Resolution No. 11120.
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“In light of numerous requests for extensions of the aforementioned deadlines from various government units, offices, agencies, and departments and considering the observance of Holy Week from April 17 to April 20, 2025, the Commission deems it necessary to amend Comelec Resolution No. 11091,” the poll body said in its resolution.
The verification of the LAV form was also extended from April 8 to April 11.
The resolution has already taken effect upon publication.
LAV periods will be held on April 28, 29, and 30, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Absentee voters can only vote for senators and party-list groups.
Those who opted to vote through LAV shall no longer be allowed to vote in their regular precincts on Election Day.
The LAV for government employees was first introduced through Executive Order No. 157 in 1987 and Republic Act No. 7166 or the 1991 Synchronized Election Law. Media personnel were allowed to do so through Republic Act 10380 enacted in 2013.
