Manila Bulletin
Comelec says only 105,000 plus ballots defective
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has corrected its earlier report, stating that only 105,350 out of 49.7 million printed ballots for the 2022 elections are defective, not 5.2 million.
The initial figure of 5.2 million ballots was reported as 'defective' during a walkthrough of the National Printing Office but were actually ballots temporarily set aside for verification.
After further review, 3.3 million of these 'suspect' ballots were found to be of good quality, while 1.9 million are still undergoing re-evaluation.
Comelec explained that a small number of defective ballots necessitates setting aside a larger batch for thorough checking.
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