So far, a total of 185 mostly fresh high school graduates have registered with the Commonwealth Election Commission as new voters.<\/p>\n
As of 11am yesterday, there are now a total of 16,211 registered voters in the Commonwealth, according to CEC executive director Julita Villagomez yesterday morning.<\/p>\n
The next election in the Commonwealth is the general election in November 2018. <\/p>\n
There were 17,930 registered voters at the November 2016 general election.<\/p>\n
The election commission started registering new voters just a week after the November 2016 election, Villagomez said.<\/p>\n
This time, the deadline to register will be 60 days before the November 2018 election, she said.<\/p>\n
Even those who are just 17 years old now are already eligible to register as a voter as long as they are qualified and will already be 18 years old by the time the November 2018 election rolls in, Villagomez said.<\/p>\n
Voter registration is also among the requirements for students to get some scholarships and in pursuing college education.<\/p>\n
Villagomez encouraged new voters to register now while there are no still no lines.<\/p>\n
To register, CEC just needs either a valid U.S. passport or a copy of the birth certificate.<\/p>\n
For those residing on Tinian or Rota, those islands\u2019 respective election commissioners can accept their applications to register.<\/p>\n
For those residing in Guam and in the U.S. mainland, they can download the form from the CEC website, www.votecnmi.gov.mp, fill it up, and mail it directly to CEC.<\/p>\n
Once registered, voters do not need to register again unless they did not vote during the preceding two general elections, or are transferring from one election district to another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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