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Comelec eyes completion of ballot printing this week
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects to finish printing all 69 million official ballots for the May 12 midterm polls by Saturday, March 15, 2025.
As of Thursday, March 13, approximately 66 million ballots have been printed, with about 3 million remaining.
At least 2.3 million ballots require reprinting.
Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia stated that ballot verification is still expected to be completed by April.
Around half of the printed ballots have been verified so far.
Ballot printing had been suspended following temporary restraining orders from the Supreme Court against the disqualification of some aspirants, but restarted on January 27.
The National Printing Office and Comelec's service provider, Miru Systems, are responsible for printing the official ballots.
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