2025 National and Local Elections
Pre–Enrollment Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS)
The Philippine Embassy wishes to inform the public that the Commission on Election (COMELEC) has determined that the mode of voting for registered voters in Germany for the 2025 National and Local Elections is through the ONLINE VOTING AND COUNTING SYSTEM (OVCS).
Registered overseas voters will no longer receive physical (paper) ballot in their registered addresses. Instead, they will have to pre-enroll using their mobile devices (computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) to cast their vote in the OVCS.
TO PRE-ENROLL, PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES BELOW:
STEP 1. Check if your name is included in the Certified List of Overseas Voters (CLOV) under Berlin PE which can be found in this link from COMELEC website;
STEP 2. If your NAME IS ON THE LIST, please proceed to STEP 3. If your NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST, it could mean any of the following:
- You are not a registered Overseas Voter;
- Your registration record as an overseas voter is under another Philippine Embassy/Philippine Consulate. If this is the case, please contact the concerned Philippine Embassy or Philippine Consulate to check on the status of your OV registration. (You may check the National Registry of Overseas Voters (NROV) through this link from COMELEC website); OR
- Your registration record is NOT ACTIVE or have been deactivated.
STEP 3. Please go to https://ov.comelec.gov.ph/enroll . IMPORTANT: When providing personal information, please indicate the exact name as indicated in the Certified List of Overseas Voters (CLOV) or National Registry of Overseas Voters (NROV). (Example: Maiden Name is still indicated in the CLOV and NROV even if overseas voter is already married)
Pre-enrollment starts on 20 March 2025 and will end on 07 May 2025.
Voting period will start on 13 April 2025 and will close at 7:00PM on 12 May 2025 (Philippine Standard Time).
For more information on OVCS, all qualified overseas voters are encourage to visit this link: https://info-ov.comelec.gov.ph/
For further inquiries, please send an email to overseasvoting@philippine-embassy.de
