PH Consulate General in New York Starts Accepting Ballots of Overseas Absentee Voters

PHOTO: The Philippine Consulate General in New York has started accepting accomplished ballots for the Philippine Senatorial and Party List Elections on 13 April 2019. With postal voting being implemented in the Consulate General, official ballots and other election paraphernalia are mailed to every registered overseas absentee voter. The voter, in turn, either mails the ballot to the Consulate General or personally delivers it. A couple of voters opted to personally deliver their ballots on the first day of the elections.

The Consulate General has approximately 42,040 registered voters under its jurisdiction. “Let’s exercise our right to shape our nation’s destiny. Please exercise your right to vote,” said Consul General to New York Claro S. Cristobal. Overseas absentee voting ends on 13 May 2019.

Photo shows Sarah Rose Villafuerte, a dual citizen residing in New Jersey, and one of the first voters who came, submits her accomplished ballot to the Consulate General’s Special Ballot Reception and Custody Group (SBRCG) member Evelyn Villacastin. (New York PCG photo)

For more information, visit www.newyorkpcg.dfa.gov.ph, www.newyorkpcg.org or https://www.facebook.com/PHLinNY/.