The Commission on Elections has started printing ballots for two electoral events in the Philippines. Work began on Tuesday, October 20, at the National Printing Office in Quezon City, with Comelec overseeing the process on site. One set of ballots is for the special election in the island province of Batanes, the other for a plebiscite in Naga City. The timetable did not hold the first time: printing was originally set for October 14 and then moved to October 19. Neither the reason for the reshuffle nor the size of the print run was spelled out in the announcement. A special election fills a post left vacant mid-term, while a plebiscite puts a particular question directly to voters in one locality. Both exercises are far smaller than a national vote, but the ballots still have to pass the same checks for quality and security.