MARAWI CITY — The Commission on Elections in the province of Lanao Del Sur has distributed ballots that will be used on Monday’s polls to the different municipal treasury offices.

In Marawi City, ballot boxes will be accounted in the evening prior to their deployment along with Automated Counting Machines to different polling centers.

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“Nagpe-prepare na po tayo para sa orderly distribution ng ating election paraphernalia which will start by, 10pm. By alas dos and alas tres pwede na ipadala sa mga respective voting centers yung mga election paraphernalia,” said Marawi City Election Officer Atty. Norpaisa Manduyog.

(We are preparing for the orderly distribution of our election paraphernalia which will start by 10pm. By 2-3am we can already send them to respective voting centers.)

 “Hinihiling talaga namin sa lahat, kandidato, political party at yung mga registered voter na mag cooperate at sumunod sa mga guidelines na pinapatupad ng Comelec para naman po tayo dito magpatuloy ang maayos na eleksyon.

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(We appeal to all, candidates, political parites, and registered voters to cooperate and adhere to guidelines set by the Commission so that we can have an orderly election. 

Marawi City Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra will conclude his third term and is now gunning for the seat of vice mayor. Attempting to take his place is his son, Shariff Zain Gandamra. He battles for the mayoralty against former mayor Sultan Fahad “Pre” Salic and Jubert Tomawis.

While categorized by the poll body as a red area, due to election-related incidents in the past, the election season in Marawi City has remained relatively calm and peaceful, despite the reports of threats to disrupt elections, according to an official of the Marawi police.