Machine errors, secrecy lapses, long waits hound voters in midterm polls' first half

Several senators running in the 2025 Elections experienced long and hot lines at the polling station as they cast their votes.

Machine errors, secrecy lapses, long waits hound voters in midterm polls' first half

In just the first half of election day, reports of overcrowding, invalid ballots, over-voting and malfunctioning vote-counting machines have already surfaced.

Machine errors, delays and other issues evident in early hours of May 12 polls

May 12, 2025 For the first four hours of the voting period, Vote Report PH and Kontra Daya already received verified reports regarding technical issues with the ACMs and other election-related problems. With priority voters expected to make up the majority of voters during the early hours of