Not even halfway through voting day, nearly 1,900 vote counting machines marred with 'common issues'

COMELEC staff assist early bird voters in Christ the King Seminary in Quezon City on May 9, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — Nearly 1,900 vote counting machines (VCMs) encountered "common issues" on the first few hours of election day, the Commission on Elections said.

The voting period in began at 6 a.m. and voters will have until 7 p.m. to cast their ballots in their respective precincts.

In an update sent to reporters on Monday at 10:27 a.m., Commissioner George Garcia said 940 machines were marred with paper jams, 606 VCMs rejected ballots, 158 had problems with the scanners, 87 of the machines were not printing, and 76 VCMs had printers which were not printing properly.

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