Archive for February, 2010
Comelec Releases Testing Rules and Procedures, Ballot Templates
The Commission on Elections has come out with a resolution on “Rules and Procedures for the Testing and Sealing of The Precinct Count Optical Scan Machines.” Here are some of the more important points: SECTION 1. Period for testing and sealing of PCOS machines. – At least three (3) days before April 10, 2010 in [...]
Ballot Security Assured
The Commission on Elections and Smartmatic-TIM continue to make improvements on the various components of the automated election system. Yesterday, Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal presented the new ballot boxes that will be used together with the Precinct Count Optical Scan machines. Larrazabal explains that the re-design was done to protect the security features of the [...]
Globe Turns Down Use of Makati Facility For Automated Elections
Globe Telecom has changed its mind on its agreement with Comelec and Smartmatic for the use of its data center in Makati as a data processing center for the elections in May. The telecommunications company has expressed apprehension, saying its facility may be compromised. Not even a proposed deployment of soldiers to secure its facility [...]
SC Upholds Poll Automation Contract; CenPeg, AESWatch Snub Source Code Review
Detractors of the ongoing effort to automate the elections in May can criticize all they want but at the end of the day there’s nothing they can do anymore at this point to stop the project. Yesterday, the Supreme Court dismissed with finality a petition to nullify the contract between Comelec and Smartmatic-TIM. Voting 13-2, [...]
Smartmatic-TIM Completes Production of PCOS Machines
Here’s one less thing to be paranoid about. The Commission on Elections has announced the completion of the production of Smartmatic-TIM’s Precinct Count Optical Scan machines. The 25,000 machines yet to be delivered are scheduled to arrive in the country at least a week before the deadline on February 28. The 25,000 machines will complete [...]
Printing of Ballots Begins; Mo Twister Teaches Poll Automation System
After much delay, the Commission on Elections has finally started printing the ballots to be used in the elections this May. Printing will be done 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Expected output is 800,000 ballots per day. The commission is confident there is enough time to produce all the ballots needed. The [...]
Jam The Jammers
It should be clear by now that the success of the upcoming automated elections would also depend on the cooperation of everyone. The Commission on Eelections has been doing all it can to ensure that the new system would bring about much improvement in the way we carry out elections. Smartmatic-TIM is also doing its [...]
Things You Ought To Know About Election 2010
(This guest post comes from Earl Rosero, a volunteer of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting. Earl is involved in preparations for the upcoming election.) Voters who want to be well-informed of how the May 10, 2010 elections will be conducted should visit these two websites: www.comelec.gov.ph and www.bagongbontante.ph I also recommend that you [...]
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