THE Commission on Elections will hold a public hearing in Intramuros, Manila, next week on the proposed satellite voting in the malls during next year’s elections.
The commission says it has set the hearing on the ground floor of the Palacio del Gobernador Building at 10 a.m. on Nov. 27.
“All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing on the transfer of polling precincts to identified public malls,” the Comelec said in its Notice to the Public.
The general public and the members of all political parties are welcome to attend the public hearing, the commission says.
“We want to hear the public’s take on this,” Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista said in a previous interview.
The Omnibus Election Code says the designated polling places cannot be changed without prior notice and without a hearing being conducted by the commission.
Bautista has said the Comelec is looking to implement mall voting. He says about 159 privately owned malls nationwide have already expressed interest in hosting the Comelec on Election Day.