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The Commission on Elections said extending the voting period for Filipinos overseas is not possible.

No Extension For Overseas Voting

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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) thumbed down the idea of extending overseas voting (OV) as it will go against the Constitution.

Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said extending the voting period for Filipinos overseas is not possible since the law allows it to be held only until the actual election day in the Philippines.

There are 1,697,090 registered Filipino voters overseas.

“The extension is not happening because we only have until May 9, Philippine time. We cannot extend beyond May. That would be a violation of the Constitution,” he said during the vote counting machine (VCM) demonstration at a mall in Pasay City on Monday.

The idea of extending the polls came after reports that there were delays at the start of the voting period on April 10.

“The delayed arrival of ballots has already been resolved. Just a one-day delay,” Casquejo said.

He, however, said they are concerned with the 1,991 Filipino voters in Shanghai which is under lockdown due to rising Covid-19 cases.

“The only issue is really Shanghai. Let’s see what the decision en banc will be. For now, it is still suspended until such time that the lockdown is lifted,” Casquejo said.

 

Election paraphernalia

Meanwhile, the delivery of VCMs began during the first week of April.

“We started the delivery of VCMs to remote areas in the first and second week of April. The delivery of the ballots will start in the third week or last week,” Casquejo said.

He said they are looking to destroy defective ballots by the last week of April and subsequently reprint them.

The 178,990 defective copies so far are smudged or not perfectly cut, among others. (PNA)