Manila Bulletin
Comelec says printing of ballots for 2022 polls earlier than 2019
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started printing official ballots for the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections.
Printing commenced on January 20, 2022, with ballots for local absentee voting (LAV) and overseas voters, followed by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on January 23.
Comelec is printing approximately 67.4 million ballots, including 65.7 million for nationwide voters and 1.7 million for overseas voters.
The printing process is ongoing, with initial batches for LAV, overseas voters, and BARMM already completed.
Comelec is aiming to finish the printing of all ballots by April 21.
The early start, which began in the second half of January, is about a month earlier than the printing schedule for the 2019 polls, providing a buffer for contingencies.
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