Manila Bulletin
Comelec conducts 'historic first' random ballot check
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) conducted an unprecedented random inspection of official ballots for the May 2022 polls, allowing participation from election observation groups and members of the media.
Ten ballot boxes were selected by accredited citizens' arms and political parties from Comelec's warehouse and the National Printing Office (NPO) basement.
Observers were provided with UV lamps and disposable gloves to check for security features, unwanted marks, and to prevent tampering of the ballots.
Selected ballots were also fed into a vote-counting machine (VCM) to verify recognition, with Comelec Commissioner George Garcia reporting that no glitches occurred during the testing.
Garcia expressed that transparency efforts are crucial for gaining public trust in the institution and the electoral process.
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