Noynoy pre-shaded ballots in Angono; Gibo wants poll desynchronization By Charlie V. Manalo 05/11/2010

Noynoy pre-shaded ballots in Angono; Gibo wants poll desynchronization By Charlie V. Manalo 05/11/2010 Massive vote buying in many areas in the Philippine archipelago marked the 2010 polls yesterday, and even pre-shaded ovals for Liberal Party Standard bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino were discovered by voters from Angono, Rizal. The Tribune yesterday received reports that aside from the massive vote-buying in some areas, voters were allegedly given ballots with names of certain candidates already shaded, prominent of which were pre-shaded Aquino ballots. In Angono, Rizal, amid reports of massive vote buying, voters will surprised to find out that in the ballots given to them, the name of the LP standard-bearer, Aquino had been already shaded. “I thought that Noynoy is not stained by these cheating ways? So why is this ballot I hold already pre-shaded,”an elderly voter said. Also, aside from complaining of having a hard time finding their names in the list of voters in the clustered precincts, Angono voters complained that the voting process is taking a long time they fear not more than 50 percent of the town’s total voters could cast their vote. As of 4 p.m. yesterday, most precincts have registered only an average of 400 votes cast per PCOS machine. “The way the polls are going, over half of Angono voters will not be able to vote,” said an elderly resident who had queued the long line of voters for more than hree long hours before he was able to cast his vote.... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100511hed3.html

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