Sangguniang Kabataan elections

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Sangguniang Kabataan elections are youth council polls in the Philippines where young voters choose their local youth representatives to serve in barangay-level governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf election
local election
youth election
administrativeLevel barangay
ballotType secret ballot
candidateAgeRange 18–24
country Philippines
criticizedFor political dynasties influence
vote buying allegations
elects Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson
Sangguniang Kabataan kagawad NERFINISHED
Sangguniang Kabataan officials
firstPostReformElection 2018
frequency periodic
governmentBody Sangguniang Kabataan NERFINISHED
heldOn May 14, 2018
October 30, 2023
introduced 1992
languageUsed English
Filipino
legalBasis Local Government Code of 1991 NERFINISHED
Philippine Constitution NERFINISHED
Republic Act No. 10742 NERFINISHED
Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015 NERFINISHED
linkedTo barangay elections schedule
location Philippine barangays NERFINISHED
organisedBy barangay election boards
overseenBy COMELEC NERFINISHED
Commission on Elections NERFINISHED
partOf barangay elections
predecessor Kabataang Barangay elections NERFINISHED
purpose elect youth representatives
promote youth participation in governance
select youth leaders for barangay-level policymaking
reformedBy Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015 NERFINISHED
reformGoals reduce traditional political interference
strengthen youth autonomy
relatedTo local governance in the Philippines
youth participation in politics
scope barangay
local youth council
supervisedBy DILG NERFINISHED
Department of the Interior and Local Government NERFINISHED
suspended 2010
2013
targetGroup Filipino youth
voterAgeRange 15–30
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Commission on Elections of the Philippines oversees Sangguniang Kabataan elections