Blog Posts on automated polls

Aswangs whip out voodoo tricks to ensure Toto Mar Roxas win by durianburgdavao on May 18, 2010The Aswang delegation of Antique in plenum at the Aklan Aswang Festival TO ALL THE ASWANGS OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ABROAD From: ROGER M. BALANZA Voodoo and magic. Amo ini ang himoon naton kar-on nga mga aswang paryente man indi ni Toto Mar Roxas. Si T...

(UPDATED) Automated elections `chaotic but systematic` at Marikina Heights by Rising Sun on May 10, 2010N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (May 10, 11:40 a.m.) where I write a weekly column (Philippine Fantasy). UPDATE: Voting has been extended from 6pm to 7pm due to long lines and problematic precinct count optical scan (PCOS) mach...

Namfrel's Petition to be Citizen Arm Junked by anuano.com on Feb 5, 2010The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has junked the application of National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) to be this coming May 2010 poll's Citizens' Arm.  In a nine-page resolution of the Comelec en banc, the commission has doubted the...

Test Automated Election on Saturday by anuano.com on Feb 4, 2010A scheduled simultaneous mock elections is underway this Saturday as organized by Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to test the system of voting with the use of Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines, according to Comelec Commisioner Gregorio La...

Is Automated Election Smart? by Pinoy Politiko on Jan 27, 2010Since the ancient discovery that man learned how to count through the use of objects, the significance of knowing how many and how much to human survival and development can never be underscored. In democracies such as ours, the leaders are placed in...

Tamano: Cheating in Automated Polls is Easy by anuano.com on Jan 13, 2010Nationalista Party Senatorial Candidate Adel Tamano demonstrated at a media forum yesterday how cheating is possible in an automated system. According to Tamano, the sanctity of the ballot is at stake since they “pass through a number of hands befo...

Melo on automated polls in 2010 by on Jun 30, 2009MANILA, Philippines – The chances for automating the 2010 elections are “very, very, very slim,” Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair Jose Melo admitted Tuesday, hinting at the possibility of conducting next year’s elections manually.

Melo on automated polls in 2010 by on Jun 30, 2009MANILA, Philippines – The chances for automating the 2010 elections are “very, very, very slim,” Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair Jose Melo admitted Tuesday, hinting at the possibility of conducting next year’s elections manually.

SMARTMATIC MACHINES IN FINAL TEST TODAY by durianburgdavao on May 28, 2009COMELEC TO AWARD P11.2 BILLION AUTOMATED POLL CONTRACT THIS WEEK The Comelec’s Technical Working Group (TWG) will conduct today its final and last test for the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) poll machines of lone qualifying bidder Smartmatic an...