Overseas Voting

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OVERSEAS VOTING

Overseas Voting refers to the process by which qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad exercise their right to vote, and an Overseas Voter refers to a citizen of the Philippines who is qualified to register and vote under Republic Act No. 10590: An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9189, Entitled “An Act providing for a System of Overseas Absentee Voting by qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad, Appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes”, not otherwise disqualified by law, who is abroad on the day of elections.

For a copy of the law, please view: Republic Act No. 10590 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.

Under Section 11 of RA 10590, Overseas Voters registration shall commence not later than six (6) months after the conduct of the last national elections.

The requirements for registration are indicated under Section 12 of the law. During registration, “Every Filipino registrant shall be required to furnish the following documents:

“(a) A valid Philippine passport. In the absence of a valid passport, a certification of the DFA that it has reviewed the appropriate documents submitted by the applicant and has found them sufficient to warrant the issuance of a passport, or that the applicant is a holder of a valid passport but is unable to produce the same for a valid reason;

“(b) Accomplished registration form prescribed by the Commission; and

“(c) Applicants who availed themselves of the ‘Citizen Retention and Reacquisition Act’ (Republic Act No. 9225) shall present the original or certified true copy of the order of approval of their application to retain or reacquire their Filipino citizenship issued by the Post or their identification certificate issued by the Bureau of Immigration.”

“The Commission may also require, additional data to facilitate registration and recording. No information other than those necessary to establish the identity and qualification of the applicant shall be required.

“All applications for registration and/or certification as an overseas voter shall be considered as applications to vote overseas. An overseas voter is presumed to be abroad until she/he applies for transfer of her/his registration records or requests that her/his name be cancelled from the NROV.”

For more information on Philippine elections, including Overseas Voting, please visit: https://comelec.gov.ph/.

The next Philippine elections (Mid-Term) will be in May 2025.

For the Announcement on the commencement of the registration for Overseas Voting for the 13 May 2025 Mid-Term elections, please visit the weblink:

https://bernepe.dfa.gov.ph/site-administrator/announcements/1345-announcement-35-2022-commencement-of-the-registration-for-the-2025-philippine-national-elections or click here.

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