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The Commission on Elections announced that ballot verification is expected to be completed by April 20 to 21, following the printing of 53 million official ballots for Eleksyon 2025 .“Ang ating strategy, uunahin natin yung mga malalayong lugar bago yung malalapit. Pagdating ng April 15 to 20, Metro Manila at malalapit ng lugar ang aming ive-verify,” said Comelec Chairperson George Garcia in a Sunday interview with Super Radyo dzBB.
The Comelec explained that the verification process has two stages: manual verification by personnel and machine verification.Additionally, voter information sheets will be distributed nationwide from April 1 to 30. These four-page sheets will include the voter's name, precinct details, election reminders, and a list of national and local candidates.
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