Comelec flags pre-shaded, compromised ballots in 36 Basilan precincts
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Ballots in 36 of 68 precincts in Maluso, Basilan were shaded in before voters ever touched them, according to the Commission on Elections. Chairperson George Erwin Garcia announced the finding on Monday as early voting opened for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections. The discovery means nearly half the town's precincts are affected, raising the prospect of a rerun there.
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has determined that the ballots in 36 out of 68 precincts in Maluso, Basilan have already been preshaded for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections. Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia made this announcement at the start of the early voting hours on Monday. Garcia then announced that the