Comelec finishes printing 2.2M ballots for BARMM polls

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has completed the printing of over 2.2 million official ballots for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao's (BARMM) first regular parliamentary elections on October 13.

Comelec chairperson George Garcia confirmed the completion of printing, with 2,250,935 ballots printed.

The printing of ballots resumed on August 28 at the National Printing Office in Quezon City.

Verification of ballots for Basilan, Maguindanao del Sur, the Special Geographic Area, and Tawi-Tawi has been completed.

Verification for Maguindanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, and Cotabato City is ongoing and expected to finish by next Wednesday.

The Comelec is mobilizing over 13,000 personnel for the elections, with deployment of poll materials scheduled by September 30.

Approximately 2.25 million registered voters are expected to participate across the BARMM region.

Thousands of additional police and military personnel will provide security throughout the region.