By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
LAOAG CITY—A total of 7, 747 old
registered voters in Laoag will not be allowed to vote in the May elections for
having no biometrics data.
Atty. Julius Harvey Balbas,
Laoag City Comelec Election Officer confirmed that of the more than 73,000
registered voters here, at least 10 percent has been disenfranchised.
The newly-installed Laoag
election officer said the significant number of disenfranchised old voters may
probably affect the result of election for local candidates.
But as to the entire province
of Ilocos Norte, Atty. Marino V. Salas,
Provincial Election Supervisor said the number of disenfranchised voters is
minimal.
“We did our best.
We visited schools and barangays and we wrote letters addressed to all
concerned parties not only once but thrice but despite our efforts, we have to
comply with our mandate,” Mr. Salas
said.
Under Republic Act 10367, voters who fail to submit the biometrics data will be
deactivated from the voters’ list.
This was recently ruled out
by the Supreme Court, upholding the constitutionality of “no bio, no boto’ policy aimed at cleansing
the voters’ list.
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