Aklan’s registered voters as of November 10, 2009 is 296,081. This is based on the Consolidated Quarterly Progress Report of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Kalibo, Aklan.
Two months ago, Aklan had 284,349 voters only. The figure released this period showed an increase of 11,732.
Registration of voters for the May 2010 automated elections was held until October 31, the deadline set by COMELEC.
The consolidated report showed that Kalibo, Aklan’s capital town, is still the vote-richest munici-pality this time with 43,020, followed by Ibajay, with 24,063 and New Washington, with 22,775. In the Sept. 2009 record of COMELEC Aklan, these towns had 41,400; 22,990; and 21,218 registered voters respectively.
Other towns and their respective number of voters are Altavas, 13,800; Balete, 16,723; Banga, 21,380; Batan, 17,820; Buruanga, 10,522; Lezo, 7,877; Libacao, 14,765; Madalag, 11,075; Makato, 15,266; Malay, 19,806; Malinao, 13,424; Nabas, 15,177; Numancia, 17,425 and Tangalan, 11,163.
As of October 19, 2009 ERB Hearing, COMELEC-Aklan records show ed that there are 10,247 new registrants, 2,859 transferees from other cities/ municipalities; 3 reactivations with transfer and 632 reactivations.
Application approved by the ERB reached 13,741 with Kalibo having the highest number with 1,710 followed by New Washington with 1,692; Banga, 1,272, Batan, 1,210; and Ibajay, 1,151. The rest of Aklan towns had figures below 1,000.
The COMELEC records also showed that Aklan has a total of 768 deactivated voters, 394 registration records cancelled because of death, 798 registration records transferred to other cities or municipalities.
For the May 2010 first-ever automated elections in the country, Aklan has 2,054 established precincts and 667 clustered precincts in its 327 barangays, according to Venus G. Villanueva of the PIA Aklan. /MP
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