Extended voter registration days for 1980 election

Section 1 is anchored on Section 8 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 52, which previously set the voter registration deadline at January 20, 1980.
Presidential Decree No. 1664 extends registration opportunities so qualified voters who were not registered by January 20, 1980 can still register in time for the election and plebiscite.
Section 3 requires that registration by the election registrar be conducted daily until January 27, 1980 using the procedures in the 1978 Election Code.
The Decree preserves the role of the Citizens' Election Committees and the Commission on Elections in implementing voter registration.

The Decree establishes additional registration days because otherwise many qualified voters would be unable to participate in the election and plebiscite due to prior registration deadlines.
The Decree links the need for maximum registration to the January 30, 1980 election for local officials.
The Decree aims to assure that election and plebiscite results will reflect the will of the people through broader voter participation.

Qualified voters who have not registered by January 20, 1980 are allowed to register in voting centers with the Citizens' Election Committee under Section 1.
Section 2 requires that registration be undertaken in the same voting centers and by the Citizens' Election Committees that functioned in the preceding election.
The election registrar continues daily registration under Section 3 even after voting-center registration begins.
The Decree operates through voter registration systems running at the voting center level (Citizens' Election Committees) and the continuing system level (Election Registrar).

Qualified voters who have not registered by January 20, 1980 may register at the voting centers on January 26 and 27, 1980.
Voting-center registration hours are from seven o'clock in the morning up to six o'clock in the evening under Section 1.
In cities, municipalities, and municipal districts where the number of still unregistered voters may be listed under the continuing system before the election registrar without resort to voting-center registration, the Commission on Elections is authorized to order the use of the continuing system only.
If there are still a large number of applicants at the voting centers at the time of closing, the Citizens' Election Committee may extend registration beyond six o'clock in the evening until the persons present are registered.

Section 2 requires that the voter registration in the extended period uses the same voting centers as in the preceding election.
Section 2 requires that the registration is handled by the same Citizens' Election Committees that functioned in the preceding election.

Under Section 3, the election registrar shall conduct voter registration daily until January 27, 1980.
Under Section 3, the election registrar’s registration must follow the procedures provided in the 1978 Election Code.
Section 3 makes voting-center registration without stopping or replacing the election registrar’s daily registration.

Under Section 4, the Commission on Elections is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the Decree.
The Decree’s implementation authority allows the Commission on Elections to operationalize the authorized registration options, including the use of the continuing system only in covered areas under Section 1.