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Pinoy overseas absentee voters sa US, humiling ng extension ng botohan para sa Eleksyon 2022
Filipino voters in the US are requesting an extension of overseas absentee voting (OAV) for Eleksyon 2022 due to delayed delivery of official ballots.
A significant number of registered voters in the Northeast and Southern US have not yet received their election packets.
The delay in ballot delivery has impacted over 35,000 registered OAVs under the Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC's jurisdiction.
The Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC cited a three-day delay in shipment from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as the cause.
Some voters, like Flo Coronel in New York, expressed disappointment over not receiving their ballots.
Nerissa Allegretti of 1Sambayan USA stated that any subsequent delay in ballot submission should not be blamed on the voters.
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