The public or any group can request the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to conduct voter registration in their preferred sites.
While each office of election officer is mandated to conduct satellite voter registration, the poll body can hold the activity in areas suggested by voters, according to Comelec Resolution 11177.
‘Any interested party may request for the establishment of additional satellite registration sites subject to the approval of (poll) officials,’ the Comelec said.
Satellite voter registration activities require that the number of prospective applicants in a proposed venue must not be lower than 200, the Comelec said.
In remote areas where only a few registrants are eligible, the number of prospective applicants must not be lower than 50.
The Comelec said the activity must be held in a public or private property not owned, leased or occupied by any incumbent national or local official, or by any person related to them within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity.
The holding of voter registration must be at no additional cost to the poll body.
‘Election officers will evaluate and recommend actions to the office of the Provincial Election Supervisor regarding such requests,’ the Comelec said.
The voter registration for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections scheduled in November next year resumed on Oct. 20 and will run until May 18, 2026.