Kung ang isang taong nagnanais bumoto ay magiging 18 years old lamang sa araw ng eleksiyon, pwede ba siyang magrehistro para makaboto?

Opo, qualified magregister bilang botante kung 18 years old na sa araw ng election day. Ayon sa Omnibus Election Code:

“Section 117. Qualifications of a voter. — Every citizen of the Philippines, not otherwise disqualified by law, eighteen years of age or over, who shall have resided in the Philippines for one year and in the city or municipality wherein he proposes to vote for at least six months immediately preceding the election, may be registered as a voter.”

Ito rin ang trend sa mga resolutions ng COMELEC tungkol sa pagregister noong mga nakaraang eleksiyon at recently para sa nakaschedule na barangay at SK elections sa December 2022 (COMELEC Resolution 10798)