| Electoral
Schedule |
| Date |
Activities |
| 15
November 2000 (Wednesday) |
Deadline
for filing petitions for registration of political parties |
| 30
November (Thursday) |
Start
of holding political conventions or meetings for the
nomination/selection
of official candidates for national and/or local positions of any
political
party/organization or political groups or coalition. |
| 27
December (Wednesday) |
Last
day to file applications for registration, transfer of registration
records |
| 29
December (Friday) |
Posting
of notices of hearing of applications for registration, transfer of
registration
records |
| Election
Period |
| 2
to 14 January 2001 |
Filing
of certificates of candidacy for elective positions in the ARMM |
| 2
January to 28 February 2001 |
Filing
of certificates of candidacy for all elective positions outside
of the ARMM |
| 5
January 2001 (Friday) |
Last
day to file opposition to applications for registration |
| 10
to 12 January 2001 |
Last
meeting/s of the ERB to approve or disapprove applications for
registration |
| 13
January 2001 (Saturday) |
Last
day to establish or create new precincts or alter territory of an
election
precinct |
| Not
later than 28 January 2001 |
Filing
of petitions for inclusion of qualified voters in the list with the
proper
Municipal or Metropolitan Trial Courts for those whose applications for
registration have been disapproved by the Board or whose names have
been
stricken out from the list. |
| Not
later than 2 February 2001 |
Filing
of petitions for exclusion of non-qualified registrants |
| 28
February 2001 (Wednesday) |
Last
day to submit certificate of nomination of candidates of registered
political
parties
Last
day for party, organization or coalition already registered with the
Commission
to file manifestation of desire to participate in the party-list system |
| 13
February 2001 (Tuesday) |
Posting
of certified list of voters and precinct maps |
| 13
February to 12 May 2001 |
Campaign
period for Senators and parties, organizations or coalitions
participating
under the party-list system |
| 17
February 2001 (Saturday) |
Last
day to file petitions to deny due course or cancel a certificate of
candidacy
Last
day to file a petition to declare as nuisance a registered candidate |
| 15
March 2001 (Thursday) |
Last
day for jail officials to post in three (3) conspicuous places the list
of prisoners or detention prisoners under their care |
| 15
to 29 March 2001 |
Notice
of inspection and verification of completeness of the VRRs for each
precinct
compiled in the book of voters |
| 30
March to 14 April 2001 |
Inspection,
verification and sealing of books of voters |
| 30
March 2001 (Friday) |
Last
day for heads of all reaction forces, strike forces or similar forces
to
submit to the Commission a complete list of all members thereof with
such
particulars as the Commission may require |
| 30
March to 12 May 2001 |
Campaign
period for Members of the House of Representatives and elective
regional,
provincial, city and municipal officials |
| 31
March 2001 (Saturday) |
Last
day for submission of nominees for party-list representatives |
14
April 2001 (Saturday)
(30
days before election) |
Last
day to close and seal the book of voters
Last
day to furnish every registered voter with an official sample ballot,
voters
information sheet (VIS) and list of all national, party-list
candidates,
provincial and city candidates to be voted in the election |
| 12
May 2001 (Saturday) |
Last
day of campaigning for all positions |
14
May 2001 (Monday)
(7
a.m. to 3 p.m.) |
ELECTION
DAY
(Casting of Votes) |
| 14
May 2001 (6 p.m.) |
Convening
of City, Municipal, Provincial and Regional Boards of Canvassers |
| 19
May 2001 (Saturday)
(10 p.m.) |
Convening
of the Commission En Banc sitting as the National Board of
Canvassers
for Senators |
| 15
May to 13 June 2001 |
Filing
of sworn statements of election contributions and expenditures |
