Illegal marks, over-voting nullify ballots – Comelec

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday urged voters to properly shade their ballots if they want their votes to be counted.

Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said marking the ovals with an “x” or check marks, or shading just a tiny part of the oval would invalidate ballots. Over-voting, or shading ovals more than what is required, will also nullify ballots because these would not be read by the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines.