Comelec forms body to probe ballot printing after May polls
he ommission on lections omelec has created a fact-finding committee that ill loo into allegations that ballots ere still being printed even after the a elections.
n esolution , the omelec has appointed la department director smeralda adra as head of the committee. She ill have to name the t o other members.
he omelec resolves to create a three- member factfi committee to investigate the alleged unauthori ed printing of election ballots b ol amil rinting orp. and to recommend the filing of appropriate charges, if arranted, the resolution stated.
he committee as tas ed to invite former omelec emplo ee, elchor agdama, ho disclosed that continued printing ballots even after the elections.
as contracted b the state-run ational rinting Office to print the official and sample ballots used in the a polls.
omelec hairman Si to rillantes r. issued a memorandum for the creation of the panel.
n light of the seriousness of the accusations, and finding it for the best interest of omelec to in uire into its truthfulness, the undersigned respectfull re uests for the creation of a fact-finding committee for the purpose of conducting a formal investigation on the matter, the memorandum stated.
f agdama s allegations are proven, those behind the printing of e tra ballots face charges for election offense.
he Omnibus lection ode states that an election offense is punishable ith up to si ears imprisonment, removal of rights to vote and perpetual dis ualification to run for public office.