THE use of new ballot boxes in next year’s national polls has sparked fears that the May 2016 electoral exercise may be marred by fraud.

The multi-sectoral election watchdog Reform Philippines Coalition, through its spokesman Glenn Chong, over the weekend questioned the acquisition of the new ballot boxes, saying the old ones could still serve the purpose.

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