Social media users falsely claim that shading of partylist at the back of Leni Robredo’s name will blot and count for the said presidential candidate.
Facebook user Angel Lotino posted the party list template ballot and said:
announcement at pakikalat po wag n wag bibilugan o piliin ang party list n nasa likod ng name ni leni robredo kz nacocount ang boto kay leni kz nag try s perpetual ng pcos machine nila nakakacount ang boto kay leni khit n naiboto mo c BBM… 3 beses cla nagtry at paulit ulit lng din n ganun nangyayari…
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Meanwhile, longer version of this message is being sent via private and group chat which reads:
announcement at pakikalat po wag n wag bibilugan o piliin ang party list n nasa likod ng name ni leni robredo kz nacocount ang boto kay leni kz nag try s perpetual ng pcos machine nila nakakacount ang boto kay leni khit n naiboto mo c BBM… 3 beses cla nagtry at paulit ulit lng din n ganun nangyayari..
kaya pala sa absentee voting sa abroad may pangyayari na bbm ang binoto pero leni ang lumalabas
kaya kahit hindi tayo matulog sa pagbabantay ay pwede pa rin tayo madaya
wag pumili ng party list na nasa tapat ng Pres at VP ang likodCopy paste nyo din pakikalat
Election lawyer Emil Maranon III, clarified and said on his tweet last May 5:
We are currently experiencing a vicious black ops DISCOURAGING voters to FULLY SHADE the ovals of our candidates. Allegedly, tatagos daw sa likod. Remember by design, the ovals are NOT aligned, para kahit tumagos ang ink, hindi maapektuhan ang ovals sa other side ng ballot.
This was echoed by a fact check by ABS-CBN, wherein they quoted COMELEC Commissioner George Garcia clarifying the design of ballot:
Wala pong oval na magkatapat back and forth sa lahat ng positions.
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