The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will start the voter registration for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on Oct. 20.
The registration, which will be conducted nationwide except in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), will run until May 18.
Comelec Chairman George Garcia said the voter registration for the barangay and SK elections in the BARMM will start on May 1 and will also end on May 18.
Garcia said the Comelec opted to start the voter registration for the barangay and SK polls in the Bangsamoro region after holding the first BARMM parliamentary election, which is scheduled in March.
He said conducting the registration simultaneously may create confusion among BARMM voters, who may think the activity is for the parliamentary elections.
The Comelec said it is expecting up to 1.4 million applicants during the seven-month registration period.
Almost three million prospective voters have submitted applications in the last national voter registration held from Aug. 1 to 10.
The barangay and SK elections will be conducted nationwide in December 2026.