MANILA, Philippines — Poll watchdog Kontra Daya has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to act urgently on alleged irregularities during the first week of overseas absentee voting
MANILA, Philippines — Poll watchdoghas called on the Commission on Elections to act urgently on alleged irregularities during the first week of overseas absentee voting , including alleged preshaded ballots, which have put a cloud over the integrity of the polls abroad.
It said the consulate in Shanghai, China, was unable to release the shipment from Comelec due to the COVID-19 lockdown.The most jolting reports, which circulated on social media, said a preshaded ballot was handed to a voter in Dubai and to another in Singapore. “When I returned it to be replaced, it was said to have been a spoiled ballot from yesterday [April 10],” she said.
The Legal Network for Truthful Elections , another poll watchdog, said it was “satisfied” with how Comelec has been handling the alleged irregularities.
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