COMELEC Resolution No. 11193: Guidelines on Clustering of Precincts for 2026 BSKE

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗕𝗦𝗞𝗘

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱: February 16, 2026
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲: COMELEC Resolution No. 11193

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has issued official guidelines on the clustering of established precincts in preparation for the November 2, 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧

This resolution provides the rules for how voting precincts are grouped (clustered) to ensure:

✅ 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
✅ 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮
✅ 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
✅ 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

📌 Established Precinct – Basic voting unit assigned by COMELEC
📌 Mother Precinct – Original precinct
📌 Daughter Precinct – Created when voters exceed limits
📌 Clustered Precinct – Group of precincts combined for voting

𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦

✅ Only precincts within the same barangay and voting center can be clustered
✅ Mother and daughter precincts should be clustered together
✅ Precincts must be contiguous and compact
✅ Maximum voters per cluster:

𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗢𝗣: up to 400 voters
𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗢𝗣 (Barangay + SK): up to 800 voters
𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗧 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦

📌 Each precinct must:

Have no more than 200 voters
Maintain its own:
Precinct number
Voter list (EDCVL / PCVL)
Book of Voters

📌 Special case:

Small islands may have less than 200 voters per precinct
𝗦𝗞 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗧 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦

✅ SK voters (ages 18–30) are extracted from barangay voters
✅ They are grouped into counterpart SK precincts
✅ This ensures voters can vote for both elections in one location only

📌 New SK voters (ages 15–17) may also be included within limits

𝗣𝗢𝗣 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

📅 June 16 – July 6, 2026

COMELEC will verify:

✅ Accuracy of precinct data
✅ Correct number of voters
✅ Proper allocation of election materials
✅ Correct clustering across all voting centers

𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦

📅 May 18, 2026
➡️ Last day for transfer/correction of voting records

📅 June 1, 2026
➡️ Last ERB hearing

📅 July 20, 2026
➡️ Submission of final electoral data

📅 October 5, 2026
➡️ Last day to inspect voting centers

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦

👤 Election Officers must:

Prepare and submit Project of Precincts (POPs)
Ensure data accuracy

👤 Regional and Provincial Officials must:

Monitor and supervise compliance
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡

This resolution ensures that all precincts are properly organized to support a credible, orderly, and efficient conduct of the 2026 BSKE.