Pangasinan lists 2-M registered voters
EXPECT more would-be candidates for the 2022 national elections to visit and campaign in the province from hereon.
The number of registered voters in Pangasinan has breached the two million mark making it one of the vote-rich provinces in the country for the 2022 election
Provincial Election Supervisor Marino Salas told the Tongtongan ed PIA media forum that as of July 21, the number of registered voters in the province is 2,036,199.
He said his office targeted only 70,000 new voters but 89,517 new voters were registered as of July 21, since the commission resumed its registration last year and he still expects the number to increase as the registration of voters is ongoing and the deadline is on September 3.
Compared to the 2019 polls, Pangasinan had only 1,946,682 voters.
He said despite the pandemic, a high turnout was achieved particularly among youth registrants.
He pointed out that some 3,000 android phone users in pilot areas have availed of Comelec’s mobile app registration for Android phone (no internet connectivity needed), and that also facilitated voters’ registration because the process only employed us of QR codes. (Registrants don’t have to fill out forms anymore in registration areas).
The pilot areas were in Bolinao, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo, Basista, Mangatarem, Bugallon, Bayambang, Alcala, Sto. Tomas, Sison, Villasis, Urdaneta City, Asingan, Natividad, Rosales, San Nicolas, San Quintin and Sta. Maria.
Salas said other towns and cities in Pangasinan use iRehistro which uses internet connectivity.
Comelec offices are open Mondays to Fridays, including holidays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“The challenge now is not just to increase the number of registrants but to ensure their safety as well,” Salas said. (Eva Visperas/Jerick Pasiliao)
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