Pre-shaded ballots found beyond Maluso in BARMM polls – watchdog
Pre-shaded ballots were observed in three precincts outside Maluso, Basilan, during the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao's (BARMM) first parliamentary elections, an election watchdog reported, suggesting irregularities were not confined to the initial high-profile incident.
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