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Election Results among Filipino Voters in Germany
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Notice on Mailing Packets
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—Q&A on the Overseas Voting
- When is the Overseas Voting or Election Period? How can I vote?
The overseas voting or election period will be from April 9 to May 9 of this year. Filipinos who are registered as active overseas voters are the only ones that can cast their votes. If you registered as a voter in the Philippines, and not in Germany, then you cannot vote. The exceptions are seafarers and those that registered with the POEA just before departing the Philippines.
If you are a registered voter in Germany you may receive an electoral mail through the post. If you are an overseas voter who registered in another country but now live in Germany, you still can vote by getting your ballot at the Philippine Embassy.
- As a registered overseas voter in Germany what am I supposed to receive?
As a registered overseas voter, you are expected to receive an electoral mail at your declared address. Once you receive it, you open it and follow the instructions on how to fill up and send your ballot to the Philippine Embassy not later than May 9, 2016.
- I have not received my mailing packet. What can I do?
You may check our website to see if your packet is one of the over 500 Returned-to-Sender (RTS) electoral mails now with the Embassy. We constantly update this to receive RTS electoral mails that cannot be delivered by Deutsche Post.
If your name is not in the Embassy website but you remember registering as a voter in Germany, you can still send us your name, mailing address and telephone number so we can verify if you are included in the list of voters. If so, we can review your registration and see if you may be re-issued an electoral mail.
- Can I still vote if I registered in another country but I am now living here in Germany?
Yes, you may still get a chance to vote, provided we first verify the status of your registration as an overseas voter. You need to send us by email a PDF copy of the Manifestation of Intent to Vote, as well as your Philippine passport. The manifestation may be downloaded from this website.
COMELEC has recently announced that you may be able to vote by personally coming to the Embassy in order to cast your vote. You will be contacted by the Philippine Embassy and be given advise on the procedure, once we confirm you are still indeed a registered overseas voter.
- What is the contact information of the Philippine Embassy?
Please send all queries by email, attention to Consul Adrian Cruz / Consul Cathy Torres, at consular@philippine-embassy.de or info@philippine-embassy.de. You may also send the information to us by SMS at the Embassy duty phone mobile no. +49 173 5215 703.
- Where can I get information about the May 2016 elections?
The Embassy will be issuing regular press releases on the course of the overseas voting in Germany.
Check the website at www.philippine-embassy.de
Like us in facebook at: philippineembassyberlin
You may visit the COMELEC website at www.comelec.gov.ph.
Updated as of Thursday, 28 April 2016
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