The Philippine government will send the automated election machines only to Hong Kong and Singapore, both of which host close to 300,000 Filipinos.
The CNMI has some 7,800 registered Filipino voters, some of whom have already left the islands.
Those who are still here can cast their ballots through postal voting, Macaraig said.
Macaraig together with consulate staff Viola Ancheta and Nerissa Anastacio recently attended a Manila conference regarding the conduct of absentee voting.
Macaraig said the ballots of the CNMI absentee voters will be sent by the Philippine election commission directly to their home or work addresses.
The ballots will be filled out by the voters upon receipt and mailed to Manila, he added.
He said he will soon issue guidelines for the Filipino voters in the CNMI.
Absentee voting will start on April 10, or a month earlier than Election Day in the Philippines.
“I am encouraging all registered voters to exercise their right and vote,” Macaraig said.
Filipino voters will choose a president, a vice president, 12 senators, over 200 members of the House of Representatives, governors, mayors and other provincial, city and municipal officials.
