{"id":1822,"date":"2009-09-24T08:36:59","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T13:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2009-09-24T08:36:59","modified_gmt":"2009-09-24T13:36:59","slug":"fyicomelec-election-automation-2010-press-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onthe8spot.com\/index.php\/2009\/09\/24\/fyicomelec-election-automation-2010-press-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"FYI::COMELEC &#124; Election Automation 2010 &#124; Press Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>COMELEC fixes the deadline for the change and transfer of polling places to November 30<br \/>\nDate: 24 September 2009<br \/>\nback to <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Table of contents\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Table_of_contents\">Table of Contents<\/a><br \/>\nIn compliance with Section 153 of the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Omnibus (TV series)\" rel=\"imdb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0200358\/\">Omnibus<\/a> Election Code, the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Commission on Elections (Philippines)\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commission_on_Elections_%28Philippines%29\">Commission on Elections<\/a> (COMELEC) has fixed the deadline for the filing of petitions\/requests for transfer of polling places in connection with the 2010 polls to November 30, 2009.<br \/>\nThe Omnibus Election Code explicitly provides that no location of polling places shall be changed within forty-five (45) days before a regular election and thirty (30) days before a <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"By-election\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/By-election\">special election<\/a>, referendum or <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Referendum\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Referendum\">plebiscite<\/a> except in case it is destroyed or it can not be used.<br \/>\nSaying that it foresees various petitions\/requests from <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Voter registration\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voter_registration\">registered voters<\/a> or <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Political party\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Political_party\">political parties<\/a> for the transfer of polling places; the COMELEC said \u201cthere is a need to fix the deadline for the filing of petition\/request for transfer of polling places to jibe with the timelines prescribed by the Commission to perform pre-election activities and to give the Election and Barangay Affairs Department enough period to assess, evaluate and make recommendations to the Commission <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"En banc\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/En_banc\">En Banc<\/a> and the latter ample time to approve\/disapprove such request.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>The COMELEC, in Resolution 8676, promulgated September 23, 2009; resolved to fix the deadline to November 30, 2009.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cNo request\/petition for transfer of <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Polling place\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polling_place\">polling place<\/a> shall be entertained after the deadline except in case the existing polling place is destroyed or it can not be used,\u201d the COMELEC ruled. ###<br \/>\nvia <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comelec.gov.ph\/modernization\/2010_natl_local\/press_releases\/COMELEC_fixes_the_deadline_for_change_transfer_of_polling_places_Nov_30.html\">COMELEC | Election Automation 2010 | Press Releases<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; 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