Over 100 people went to the Commonwealth Election Commission in Susupe last Friday, the deadline to register as voters for the Nov. 6 general election. <\/p>\n
CEC administrative officer Kayla Igitol said Saturday said Friday was the deadline not only for new registration, but also those who need to re-register.<\/p>\n
Igitol said some also showed up to update their registration information by changing their names and mailing address.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a good outcome [Friday]. It was non-stop,\u201d she said, adding that most of those who came are from Saipan.<\/p>\n
Igitol said they could not provide the exact number yet of the registered voters because they are still inputting the registration.<\/p>\n
She said the last number was over 18,500, but it could be higher than that because they are still receiving registration in the mails.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it is postmarked before the seventh [of September], we have to process that registration,\u201d Igitol said.<\/p>\n
She said CEC may come up with the final number of registered voters by the end of this month. <\/p>\n
Igitol said CEC commissioners also did registration on Tinian and Rota last Friday. <\/p>\n
CEC executive director Julita Villagomez conducted registration in Hawaii last Sept. 4 and 5. <\/p>\n
CEC recently reported that there were over 18,200 registered voters in the CNMI for this year\u2019s election, which is a record-breaking high. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, CEC started opening the request for absentee ballots last Aug. 23. The deadline to make the request is Oct. 12. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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