INQUIRER.net: Comelec stumped by huge voter registration turnout; won’t extend registration

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Comelec stumped by huge voter registration turnout; won't extend registration Jul 31st 2013, 09:40 MANILA—Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Wednesday the commission was baffled  by the deluge of would-be voters wanting to register for the October 28 barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) elections.   Brillantes said they were trying to determine whether those who joined the long lines outside Comelec offices on Wednesday—there was a reported stampede in Manila—to beat the deadline were actual first-time voters or if they were transferees "herded" by candidates.   And because the Comelec suspected that wily candidates might be behind the large turnout, it decided not to extend the registration deadline, ... Keep on reading: Comelec stumped by huge voter registration turnout; won't extend registration Media files: sixto-brillantes.jpg (image/jpeg)

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