Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos of Ilocos Norte made the proposal under House Bill 8037 which tasks the Commission on Elections to adopt and implement a postal or mail-in voting system in times of public health emergencies or states of calamity for the benefit of senior citizens, the handicapped the sick and locally stranded individuals “who are duly registered voters and who, on election day, may not be able to vote due to high risk of infection or physical impossibility.
The recipient registered voter will then fill out the ballot and return it either by postal mail or drop it off in-person or by a representative into a secure drop box or at a voting center. The bill applies to local, national and overseas balloting as well as to all national elections and plebiscites.