Defective SD cards delay canvass of overseas votes: Comelec

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<p>MANILA -- Defective SD cards used overseas have caused a delay in the canvassing of votes, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Sunday.</p><p>Frances Arabe, director of the Comelec&#x27;s education and information department, said the body has yet to finish canvassing votes.</p><p>&quot;We are yet to canvass Isabela province, Zamboanga del Sur, Japan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, USA and Nigeria. We are expecting 2,324,838 votes,&quot; she told reporters.</p><p>Arabe also said they are still waiting for the certificate of canvass from overseas voting centers.</p><p>&quot;These countries are waiting for their SD cards. I cannot explain specifically each country but it is more of an SD card issue,&quot; she explained.</p><p>According to Arabe, some SD cards used overseas were corrupted, and the replacements have to come from Santa Rosa, Laguna.</p><p>The SD cards used overseas are also from the same supplier of SD cards used locally.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/videos/285144569097312/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>&quot;The SD cards are corrupted, and the replacements have to come from our Santa Rosa warehouse, our hub. That&#x27;s why it took time because they have to ship the replacement SD cards,&quot; Arabe said.</p><p>Comelec has yet to announce the new schedule for the proclamation of winning senators and party-lists.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/18/19/proclamation-of-winning-senators-party-lists-to-be-rescheduled-comelec">Proclamation of winning senators, party-lists to be rescheduled: Comelec</a></li></ul><p>As of Saturday night, senators Cynthia Villar and Grace Poe topped the Comelec&#x27;s partial and official tally with 24,199,174 and 21,183,332 votes, respectively.</p><p>Nancy Binay completed the &quot;Magic 12&quot; with 13,784,692 votes.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/18/19/halalanresults-nancy-binay-slips-to-12th-in-comelecs-partial-official-results">#HalalanResults: Nancy Binay slips to 12th in Comelec’s partial, official results</a></li></ul>

<p>Defective SD cards used overseas have caused a delay in the canvassing of votes, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Sunday.</p>

Defective SD cards used overseas have caused a delay in the canvassing of votes, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Sunday.

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Defective SD cards delay canvass of overseas votes: Comelec

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Published May 19, 2019 07:28 PM PHT

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