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| Abbreviation | COMELEC |
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| Predecessor | Department of Interior |
| Formation | August 22, 1940 |
| Headquarters | Palacio del Gobernador |
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| Membership | 1 chairperson, 6 commissioners |
Chairperson | George Erwin M. Garcia |
| Budget | ₱14.6 billion (2021)[1] |
| Website | www |
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The Commission on Elections (Filipino: Komisyon sa Halalan), abbreviated as COMELEC,[2] is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections in the Philippines.
The other two Constitutional Commissions are the Commission on Audit and Civil Service Commission.
- ^ https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/GAA/GAA2021/TechGAA2021/COMELEC/COMELEC.pdf Archived October 17, 2021, at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ home page of the COMELEC website Archived November 19, 2020, at the Wayback Machine accessed January 28, 2016, consistently uses the all upper case abbreviation of "COMELEC" rather than "Comelec"