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Comelec resolved ‘mislabeled’ cast ballots in Zamboanga, Dumaguete —PPCRV
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) sought clarification from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) regarding "mislabeled" cast ballots observed on the Comelec website.
PPCRV coordinators initially noticed the discrepancy on May 12 in Zamboanga City and Dumaguete City, where the number of ballots cast appeared to exceed the number of registered voters who participated in some precincts.
PPCRV spokesperson Ana Singson explained that the discrepancy was due to an error when putting ballots into the automated counting machines, causing some ballots to be scanned more than once per voter.
The Comelec initially labeled the total number of scanned ballots, which includes valid, rejected, and returned ballots, as the actual ballots cast.
Singson clarified that this data has since been adjusted to reflect the actual valid number of ballots cast.
PPCRV stated they are not making accusations but are requesting a more thorough explanation of the initially encoded data.
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