MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III has opposed a mail-in ballot system for the 2022 national elections, saying that it is the “easiest system of voting to cheat.”“I’m not in favor,” Sotto said in a message to reporters on Monday. ADVERTISEMENTHe was asked if he thinks that the mail-in voting system applied in the US 2020 presidential elections will work in the Philippines, should there be lingering fears of COVID-19 transmission come 2022. ‘Not so keen’ DrilonSenate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon also opposed the mail-in voting system, expressing apprehension that the Philippines would be able to adopt such a mode of voting. “I am not so keen nor am I convinced that our system can adapt to a mail-in voting system. Further, he said mail-in voting would be “difficult to monitor.”ADVERTISEMENT“You can imagine the kinds of complaints we will get in voting by mail,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 09, 2020 02:44 UTC