Emphasizing the 2026 election ballot colors before early voting on 1 February and the main election on 8 February, there are three colors: green, pink, and yellow. These correspond to the district MP ballot, the party-list MP ballot, and the constitutional referendum ballot.
On 25 January 2026, there is only one week remaining until early voting day, Sunday, 1 February 2026. And two weeks until the nationwide general election day, Sunday, 8 February 2026. The Election Commission (EC) has set polling hours from 08:00 to 17:00. On early voting day, registered voters can vote only at their registered early voting polling station, including those registered for out-of-district early voting. However, there will be no constitutional referendum voting on this day. Those wishing to vote in the referendum must do so on 8 February only.
Regarding the ballots, for early voters, after confirming identity, they will receive two ballots: one for the constituency Member of Parliament (MP) election, and one for the party-list MP election. (Party-list) or voting for a political party, whereas on the nationwide general election day, 8 February, voters will receive three ballots after showing identification twice. The first time they receive the constituency MP and party-list MP ballots. After casting those ballots, they must confirm identity again to receive the constitutional referendum ballot, then enter the booth to mark either “approve” or “disapprove” for the question “Do you approve the draft of the new constitution?”.
For those who voted early on 1 February and wish to vote in the referendum, they can do so on 8 February. There will be a special channel exclusively for referendum voters, and they may vote at their assigned polling station or the one they registered for out-of-district voting.
However, if unable to vote due to necessity, one must notify the authorities within 7 days before the election day or within 7 days after the election day ( Notification of non-voting in MP election ), and if unable to vote in the referendum due to necessity, notification can be made after the voter list announcement until before referendum voting day or within 7 days after referendum voting day ( Notification of non-voting in referendum )
