2019 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTION

SECTION 49 OF COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 10495 PROVIDES:

"THOSE BALLOTS CONTAINED IN THE BALLOT ENVELOPES RECEIVED AFTER THE CLOSE OF VOTING HOURS ON ELECTION DAY SHALL BE CONSIDERED INVALID BALLOTS AND SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE COUNTING OF VOTES"

THUS, REGISTERED VOTERS IN SWITZERLAND (EXCEPT THOSE REGISTERED AT THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN GENEVA) AND LIECHTENSTEIN, WHO RECEIVED THE COMELEC MAILING PACKETS CONTAINING THEIR BALLOTS, ARE ADVISED TO MAIL THEIR DULY-ACCOMPLISHED BALLOTS BACK TO THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN BERNE ON OR BEFORE 10 MAY 2019, TO ENSURE THAT THEIR ACCOMPLISHED BALLOTS ARE RECEIVED BEFORE THE CLOSE OF VOTING HOURS ON 13 MAY 2019 AND CONSIDERED VALID AND INCLUDED IN THE COUNTING OF VOTES.

THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO MAIL BACK THEIR BALLOTS ARE ADVISED TO PERSONALLY DELIVER THE BALLOTS TO THE EMBASSY BEFORE 12NN ON MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019 (6:00PM, MANILA TIME).

ELECTION BALLOTS DELIVERED AND RECEIVED BY THE EMBASSY AFTER THE SAID DEADLINES SHALL BE CONSIDERED INVALID BALLOTS AND WILL NO LONGER BE INCLUDED IN THE COUNTING OF VOTES.

03 May 2019