MANILA, Philippines — The Random Manual Audit (RMA) of the 2019 May midterm polls could be extended from its initial deadline of 12 days to 24 days due to the huge number of ballots, the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) said on Friday. “What we said is that we will finish in 12 days unfortunately the period of RMA could be extended. “We need to add more teachers and more auditors so that more ballot boxes can be finished in lesser days,” she said. Public expectationsCaritos said the delay on manual audit of votes could take longer so they can be sure of the results and disprove the allegation of fraud in the 2019 elections. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Manual audit of 2019 polls can verify reports of discrepancies – LenteCaritos, however, said the faster they can finish with the manual count, the “better” they can prove the credibility of the election system.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 17, 2019 04:30 UTC