Until Thursday, January 13, the points of the Registry and its virtual platform were enabled for the registration of certificates. From January 13, 2021, this possibility was opened for those who wished to vote in the legislative elections.
Total 2,611,750 identification cards were registered from the opening date until yesterday, according to a report from the Registrar’s Office.
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Compared to the 2018 congressional elections, there was a 35% increase in the number of registered citizens.
However, registration was only necessary if you wanted change the polling place because he changed his place of residence or is looking for a closer one.
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If you do not need any change and have voted in previous elections, you should not register your card again.
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU CANNOT REGISTER YOUR ID?
If you have not registered your identity card and are not registered at a polling station, you will not be able to vote in the congressional elections. In these cases, your identity card is not yet part of the electoral census of the Registrar’s Office.
“This applies to all those people who have their ID issued before 1988 and have not registered their ID or voted in any of the elections held in recent years, since they are not currently part of the electoral census,” according to the entity.
Now, with your identity document you can verify if you have designated a polling place and table on the official website of the Registry. If you have any allocation, you can vote normally.
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Polling place inquiry
National Registry of Civil Status
The people who got their ID after 1988, they automatically entered the electoral census and were authorized to vote in a position close to their place of residence.
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In case you are not registered and want to participate in the 2022 presidential elections, the platform will open a new registration period that runs until March 29.
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