Name of the Organization : Commission on Elections
Type of Facility : Apply for Correction of Entries in Electoral Roll
Country : Philippines
Website : https://comelec.gov.ph/
Correction of entries :
This Application is for any registered voter whose registration record in the Precinct Book of Voters or Certified List of Voters contains erroneous entries, including wrong or misspelled name, birth date, birth place or typographical errors.
Related :
COMELEC Application for Inclusion of Name in Electoral Rolls Philippines : https://www.statusin.org/2920.html
Procedures for Filing Applications :
** The registered voter shall file an application for correction of entry/entries in the registration record by personally accomplishing three (3) copies of the prescribed application form (CEF-1D – Application for Correction of Entries). After completion thereof, the EO shall retain the same, cut the bottom portion of one copy of the application form, indicate the date of Board hearing and give it to the applicant to serve as Acknowledgment Receipt and proof of filing. It is important that the EO shall check the box corresponding to the appropriate type of application.
** The EO shall verify in his/her database the record of the applicant, using the VRS program. The EO shall use the old application form number of the applicant and direct the applicant to the VRM Operator.
Using the VRS, the VRM Operator shall :
** Select File -> Other Application -> List of Records;
** Type the last name and/or first name and/or maternal name in the space provided and click SEARCH button;
** Right-click the record of the applicant in the list then select CORRECTION OF ENTRIES WITH BIOMETRICS CAPTURE;
** Edit the entries for correction; and
** Save the record.
Note :
** Once the process is completed, the EO and VRM Operator shall then perform the procedures stated in Section 12, Paragraph (h) last sentence and Paragraph (i) hereof.
** After the Board approval, the EO shall consolidate/merge the updated data.
Application Form :
** The Application Form for Correction of Entries is the same as the form for Change of Name, CEF-1D, which may also be obtained free-of-charge from the EO’s office.
** It is also available for download from this Website. It is to be printed on a long bond paper (preferably substance 20/70 gsm), after which the applicant shall manually fill-up the same in three (3) copies. There is no online version of CEF-1D which is currently available for online accomplishment.
Download Form:https://www.statusin.org/uploads/2916…t_of_Voter.pdf
About Us :
This portion of the website presents organizational and other related information about the Commission on Elections, or COMELEC for short. It shows an overview of the COMELEC’s mandate and its powers as a constitutional body, and even gives a peek to its historical background together with COMELEC Citizens Charter that contains a systematized structure of how the Commission works.
Contact Us :
Commission on Elections
Palacio del Gobernador Bldg., Gen. Luna St.,
Intramuros, Manila
View Comments (6)
Please tell me, How can I change my surname, signature and address? because I am married now and I need new voters ID.
Can I ask the application for correction,from the comelec?
Now that the registration is finished?
How long it takes to change a name such as middle name in my voter's id? What are the procedures? Can i do this in our municipality? Thanks.
You can check the status using your name and DOB in the below link.
https://comelec.gov.ph/
Where can we apply for the correction of name? To the nearest municipility where we are registered for voting?
Where can i get the application form?
And do we need a lawyer for the hearing?
You can apply online or you can download the application form from the above pdf link.