INQUIRER.net: Absentee voting starts; higher turnout expected

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Absentee voting starts; higher turnout expected Apr 13th 2013, 00:06 MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday said it expected the turnout in the overseas absentee voting (OAV) to more than double in this year's elections as more Filipinos abroad start casting their ballots on Saturday.   Comelec commissioner Elias Yusoph said they expected 60 percent of the 737,759 registered overseas absentee voters to exercise their right of suffrage during the month-long voting from April 13 to May 13.   "The expected turnout is 60 percent. It will be higher," Yusoph said in an interview.   During the 2010 elections, the Comelec had expected a 50-percent turnout out of the 589,830 registered overs... Keep on reading: Absentee voting starts; higher turnout expected Media files: brillantes.jpg (image/jpeg)

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