COMELEC disclose changes in onsite SC Elections

Jezic Abueg

DLSU-D Senior High School (SHS) Commission on Elections (COMELEC) reveals changes to the A.Y. 2023-2024 Student Council (SC) elections.

According to COMELEC Chair and Finance Marketing Department Head Xent Claire Davila, the election will take place onsite as the University’s learning modality changed from fully online to face-to-face.

“[F]or the onsite election, it will…be done…with the use of the computer labs where the students could conveniently register their votes,” Davila explained.

Furthermore, Davila stated that each section will be given alloted time to use either of the two computer laboratories for the onsite voting.

“COMELEC will escort each section from their class to the computer laboratories. (Then) they will log in (to) their DLSU-D accounts to answer (the) ballots,” Davila added.

Moreover, Davila emphasized that the voting of candidates is compulsory and absentees will still be able to vote online through a given link for the ballot.

“(Microsoft Form) [l]inks to the ballot will be posted through Schoolbook and other social media platforms of the HS COMELEC,” Davila remarked.

In addition, students in the online modality can also vote through the same Microsoft Form links.

“The students taking the online modality will receive a ballot link through their schoolbook accounts. They could answer their ballots at any time within the duration of the voting period,” Davila said.

Moreover, Davila also added that the Miting de Advance and voting period will happen onsite while the campaign period will make use of both modalities.

“The candidates are permitted to conduct a room-to-room campaign for each section. One Saturday will also be given to the candidates for them to campaign to the online students,” Davila emphasized.

Students’ Feedback

Having experienced the online student elections last year, Nicole Ortega (STM212) hopes that the onsite student election will maximize its resources.