COMELEC MEMO No.

201310 Dated 14 June 2013 TO: Loyola Schools Student Body FROM: Ateneo Commission on Elections RE: Ateneo COMELEC Calendar for SY 2013-14, 1st 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 Freshmen and Special Elections, shall be welcomed and appreciated.

Date(s)
June 17 June 21 June 22 July 1 July 8 July 9 July 10 July11 July 12 July 13 July 15 July 20 July 22 July 29 August 1 August 3 August 5 - 8 August 10 August 12 - 16 August 20 Mon Fri Sat Mon Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Mon Sat Mon Mon Thu Sat Mon - Thu Sat Mon - Fri Tue

Event / Deadline
Release of Candidates Kit Discernment Talk Release of available positions for Freshmen and Upperclassmen 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 Candidates GA (2nd of 2) Last day of sending of final CV soft copies 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 Dry run of voting system* Campaign period ends FRESHMEN AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS Release of election results* Period for possible extensions, complaints, etc. Start of Bond Returning

August 30

Fri

End 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 (www.facebook.com/ateneocomelec). Thank you! Sincerely, (Sgd.) Julianne Christopher D. Fajardo Chief Commissioner Commissioner for Secretariat

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

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

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

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