Marcos Jr.'s ballot initially rejected by ACM due to glitch

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. encountered a minor inconvenience during his vote casting when the automated counting machine (ACM) initially rejected his ballot due to a technical glitch.

Electoral board members assisted Marcos by opening the machine to retrieve the ballot, which was then successfully processed on the second try.

The President cast his vote at Mariano Marcos Elementary School in Batac, Ilocos Norte at 7:06 a.m., joined by his mother, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, and his sister, Irene Marcos.

Meanwhile, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and the couple's other sons, Simon, Vincent, and Rep. Sandro, voted separately at Calayab Elementary School in Laoag City.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) explained that ballots may be rejected by ACMs due to stray marks, overvoting, or physical damage, and voters were reminded to double-check their ballots.

After voting, the Marcos family made a brief stop at the Immaculate Conception Parish Church in Batac before heading home, and President Marcos returned to Manila later that morning to monitor the elections from Malacañang.

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