Comelec expects 23-M voter turnout for long-delayed SK elections

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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections said it is expecting a voter turnout of 23 million in this year’s Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) or youth council elections, which will be held in December.

 

“‘Yung 23 million na ‘yan, malinaw ko lang hindi lahat bago kasi sa ating batas, ang makakaboto sa SK elections ay mula 15 years old hanggang 30 years old,” Comelec acting spokesman John Rex Laudiangco told state television on Tuesday.

 

(The 23 million voters, I have to clarify that it will not only cover newly registered voters because under the law, those who may cast their vote for SK elections are individuals aged 15 years old to 30 years old.)

 

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