COMELEC MEMO No.

201222 Dated 9 November 2012 TO: Loyola Schools Student Body FROM: Ateneo Commission on Elections RE: Ateneo COMELEC Calendar for SY 2012-13, 2nd Semester

Please take note of the important dates for this election season outlined in the table that follows. Efforts to help in the dissemination of the contents of this memo, especially to those who are planning to run in the 2013 General Elections, shall be welcomed and appreciated.

Date(s)
December 10 Mon

Event / Deadline
Start of submission of Political Party Accreditation Requirements Release of Candidates Kit

December 21

Fri

Release of available positions for the General Elections Last day of submission of Political Party Accreditation Requirements

January 7 January 14 January 14 January 15 January 17 January 18 January 18 January 19 January 21 January 21 January 28 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 11 February 12 - 15 February 17

Mon Mon Mon Tue Thu Fri Fri Sat Mon Mon Mon Wed Thu Fri Mon Tue - Fri Sun

Start of Filing of Candidacy Candidates GA (1st of 2) Last day of registration to the candidates database Last day of initial sending of CV soft copies Last day of sending of final CV soft copies Candidates GA (2nd of 2) Last day of submission of CV hard copies, bonds, and party/coalition requirements Release of official list of candidates Start of campaign materials processing and approval Release of Voters Manual Campaign period starts Miting de Avance: School Board Candidates Dry run of voting system* Miting de Avance: Central Board Candidates Campaign period ends GENERAL ELECTIONS Release of election results*

February 18 - 22 March 4 - 8

Mon - Fri Mon - Fri

Period for possible extensions, complaints, etc. Week of bond returning

Note: Holidays that fall within the set dates will not be counted as working days for the Commission.

The schedule of activities posted above shall be strictly implemented by the Commission and followed by the individuals or parties to be involved. The Commission therefore has the right to refuse requests for extensions when deemed unnecessary. It should be mentioned, however, that due to unforeseen circumstances, some of these (especially those marked with asterisks) may be subject to change. Should a rescheduling or extension happen, an announcement shall be posted as soon as possible in the form of another memorandum and/or through a post in the commissions official Facebook page.

Sincerely,

(Sgd.) Kevin Thomas U. Sison Chief Commissioner Commissioner for Finance

(Sgd.) Elouis Gianmae S. Cheng Commissioner for Human Resources

(Sgd.) Julianne Christopher D. Fajardo Commissioner for Secretariat

(Sgd.) Kyle Justin T. Meguizo Commissioner for Logistics

(Sgd.) Mary Joy Y. Te Commissioner for Communications