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Robredo asks Comelec to do livestream of overseas voting after reports of pre-shaded ballots
Vice President Leni Robredo is urging overseas Filipino voters to report any instances of pre-shaded ballots, citing concerns that such ballots might be intentionally distributed.
This call comes after the Philippine Embassy in Singapore confirmed a voter was inadvertently given a pre-shaded ballot allegedly with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and several senatorial candidates already shaded.
Robredo's legal counsel, Romulo Macalintal, has requested the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to livestream voting in at least 20 Philippine embassies, consulates, and posts to ensure a fair and clean overseas absentee voting (OAV) process.
Macalintal's letter to Comelec also highlighted other issues such as the late receipt of postal ballots in the United States and the lack of vote-counting machines (VCMs).
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