Manila Bulletin
3.2 million deleted from voters list
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) deactivated over 7.2 million registered voters for the May 9 elections, mostly for failing to vote in the last two national elections.
Over 3.2 million voters were deleted from the list, including 892,627 for double registration, 755,769 deceased individuals, and 64,320 double entries.
Other reasons for deactivation included court exclusion, declared insanity, or prison sentences exceeding one year.
The Comelec also noted that 6,950,449 new voters have registered, along with 1,520,500 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) voters who will turn 18 by Election Day.
As of October 30, 2021, there were 65,831,792 registered voters in the Philippines.
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