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Comelec: Reprinting of fresh ballots to start Jan. 22
Comelec: Reprinting of fresh ballots to start Jan. 22
Workers conduct the the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of Ballots, Local Absentee Voting (LAV) Ballots, Overseas Voting (OV) Ballots, Official Ballots (OB) for Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and CARAGA, BARMM Parliamentary Election Ballots, and Mock Election Ballots at the National Printing Office, North Diliman, Quezon City on January 15, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Workers conduct the the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of Ballots, Local Absentee Voting (LAV) Ballots, Overseas Voting (OV) Ballots, Official Ballots (OB) for Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and CARAGA, BARMM Parliamentary Election Ballots, and Mock Election Ballots at the National Printing Office, North Diliman, Quezon City on January 15, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN NewsMANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday said they would restart the printing of official ballots for the May elections on Wednesday, January 22, following the temporary restraining orders (TRO) the Supreme Court handed down to them last week.
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday said they would restart the printing of official ballots for the May elections on Wednesday, January 22, following the temporary restraining orders (TRO) the Supreme Court handed down to them last week.
The High Court earlier issued TROs against the poll body for its decisions preventing certain individuals from participating as candidates in the 2025 national and local elections. This means that the 6 million ballots earlier printed would have to be destroyed.
The High Court earlier issued TROs against the poll body for its decisions preventing certain individuals from participating as candidates in the 2025 national and local elections. This means that the 6 million ballots earlier printed would have to be destroyed.
Comelec Chairman George Garcia said these decisions have greatly affected their timeline for the printing of official ballots but they would have to comply with the Supreme Court’s order.
Comelec Chairman George Garcia said these decisions have greatly affected their timeline for the printing of official ballots but they would have to comply with the Supreme Court’s order.
“Gagamitin at gagamitin na namin lahat ng machines na pang-imprenta ng National Printing Office,” Garcia said in an interview.
“Gagamitin at gagamitin na namin lahat ng machines na pang-imprenta ng National Printing Office,” Garcia said in an interview.
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Comelec said this weekend, they have to craft around 1,667 new ballot page templates, serialize them, and produce the same six million printed ballots.
Comelec said this weekend, they have to craft around 1,667 new ballot page templates, serialize them, and produce the same six million printed ballots.
“Seventy-one million lahat ng balota natin kaya sana maunawaan ng lahat kung bakit kami nagmamadali sa pag-imprenta at yun kasi, on the average ay maka-imprenta ka ng nasa isang milyon sa isang araw dahil ang timeline natin ay hanggang April 14 lamang para mag-imprenta,” he added.
“Seventy-one million lahat ng balota natin kaya sana maunawaan ng lahat kung bakit kami nagmamadali sa pag-imprenta at yun kasi, on the average ay maka-imprenta ka ng nasa isang milyon sa isang araw dahil ang timeline natin ay hanggang April 14 lamang para mag-imprenta,” he added.
The poll chief said after this, all the 71 million ballots would have to undergo manual verification to check the ballot’s formatting, color, size, and cut.
The poll chief said after this, all the 71 million ballots would have to undergo manual verification to check the ballot’s formatting, color, size, and cut.
“Tama ba ang pagkakasunod-sunod ng mga pangalan, tama ba ang bilog? Eksakto ba ang kulay. Yan lahat ay tinitingnan na ganoon at pagkatapos, isa-isa siyang fine-feed o pinapasok sa makina para malaman kung ito ay tinatanggap. Ganoon ka-tedious ang proseso sa pag-imprenta,” he said.
“Tama ba ang pagkakasunod-sunod ng mga pangalan, tama ba ang bilog? Eksakto ba ang kulay. Yan lahat ay tinitingnan na ganoon at pagkatapos, isa-isa siyang fine-feed o pinapasok sa makina para malaman kung ito ay tinatanggap. Ganoon ka-tedious ang proseso sa pag-imprenta,” he said.
The Comelec said the discarded ballots were estimated to cost them P100 million.
The Comelec said the discarded ballots were estimated to cost them P100 million.
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