Comelec might issue vote receipts to OFWs, but not to local voters

The Commission on Elections is considering the issuance of voting receipts to overseas Filipino workers who will participate in the upcoming national elections – something it refuses to do for voters based in the Philippines. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista said the poll body recently discussed the possibility of printing receipts from vote-counting machines – so voters have proof that who they voted for were actually recorded. He said it is easier to issue receipts to OFW voters because “they’re given 30 days to vote” overseas, from April 9 to May 9. He said they are not as many as the 54.36 million local voters, a number that could take up much of the time at polling precincts. Comelec records show 1.37 million overseas Filipinos registered to vote in the upcoming elections.

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