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Comelec to Complete Dispatch of BARMM Poll Materials by Sept. 30

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September 03, 2025

Deployment of official ballots and other poll materials that will be used in the first-ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will be completed two weeks before the conduct of the BARMM polls on Oct. 13.

- — Mayen Jaymalin

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) made the assurance amid a plan to undertake a one-time dispatch of all election materials in addition to ballot boxes and external batteries needed for automated counting machines.

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