How to Check Your Voter Registration Status & Reactivate Your Record

Halalan 2025 is on the horizon — have you registered to vote yet? (updated) If your answer is yes, but it’s been a while, you might be wondering if your voter registration record is still active.

The good news: You don’t need to go to your local COMELEC office right away. These days, you can check your status online or via email.

How to inquire about your voter registration status

You can email your respective Office of the Election Officer (OEO) and request confirmation of your record. Provide these details:

• Full name

• Date of birth

• Complete address

• Contact number

Note: If you don’t submit complete details, the office may request additional information.

Once you’ve submitted the requirements, wait for a reply from your designated OEO. They will inform you of your registration status, voting centre, and precinct number.

👉 You can find the contact details for the OEO that corresponds to your city and district on the official COMELEC website.

What to do if your record has been deactivated

If you failed to vote during two consecutive elections, then your record is automatically deactivated. Those with deactivated records are urged to reactivate them before the end of voter registration (30 Oct 2021).

Fortunately, it’s possible to reactivate your record online. The following virtual submissions are accommodated:

• Reactivation of record

• Reactivation with correction of entries

• Reactivation with transfer within the same city, municipality, or district and correction of entries

• Reactivation with updating of records of senior citizens, PWDs, and PDLs

Steps for online reactivation

1. Download the CEF-1 form from the COMELEC’s official website. Print it out and fill it up manually. (Senior citizens, PWDs, and PDLs will also need to fill out a supplementary form.)

2. Scan the form, along with both sides of your valid ID.

3. Send all the scanned documents to your designated Office of the Election Officer via email.

4. You will receive an email from the OEO with a schedule for an online interview and oath-taking. This will be held via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Viber, or Facebook Messenger.

Take note that if your biometrics are unavailable or corrupted, you will be asked to make a personal appearance in order to update your record.

Also read: COMELEC Mobile App Now Available — Here’s How to Use It

These services will be available until the end of voter registration, which has been extended until 30 Oct 2021.

If you have yet to register, drop by your nearest COMELEC office or satellite registration centres. Registration booths have also opened up in Robinsons Malls, SM Malls, and Ayala Malls. For more information on voter registration, check out this article.