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Philippine NY Consulate sends out all registered overseas voter ballots amid technical issue
The Philippine Consulate General in New York has temporarily suspended consular services due to COVID-19 infections among its personnel.
Despite the service suspension, the consulate committed to ensuring all eligible Filipinos in northeastern America receive their ballots.
The consulate announced on Saturday, April 23, that it had sent out all ballots for registered overseas voters.
This milestone was achieved despite half of the consulate's staff being sidelined by COVID-19.
Earlier ballot feeding was suspended due to a technical issue with a vote-counting machine (VCM) where a ballot got stuck.
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