Blog Posts on poll automation
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Comelec advisory body starts evaluating poll system for 2013 by Senate Race 2013 on Nov 28, 2011After its organization last week, the Comelec advisory council will commence in evaluating what automation system the country will use in the 2013 midterm elections. The CAC will be ready to recommend the technology by January next year. This should...
Automation advisory body gets nominees by Senate Race 2013 on Oct 28, 2011There are at least 10 nominees for the six slots from the private sector in the advisory council of the Comelec on the election automation for the 2013 elections. Is this body necessary? Who should finally seat to represent the … Continue readi...
Votes in Colombia counted in Cotabato?! by Senate Race 2013 on Sep 16, 2011It’s hard to describe whether there are South American ghost or flying voters in Cotabato, but the Comelec needs to pronto look into this report that a compact flash card in one PCOS machine in Pikit, North Cotabato revealed results … Con...
To buy or not to buy the PCOS machines by Senate Race 2013 on Sep 13, 2011Here’s the math of those favoring the purchase of PCOS machines from Smartmatic. About Town’s Ernesto Hilario sees a savings of P18 billion for the two upcoming polls, the 2013 midterm and the 2016 national elections. The Comelec is split...
Comelec needs P15 billion next year to prepare for 2013 by Senate Race 2013 on Aug 23, 2011The Comelec needs a budget of P15 billion next year, 2012, to prepare for full automation in the mid-term election in 2013. The DBM submitted only over P9 billion in the GAA now being discussed by Congress, according to Comelec … Continue readi...
Carter Center calls for poll overhaul by Senate Race 2013 on Jul 10, 2011International observers in the last election have called on government to overall the election code to attune it effective automation. Led by the Carter Center, the poll observers recently issued its 70-page final report, according to this story by t...
The boxing goes on – and by unanimous “derision”? by FOO Law and Economics on Aug 26, 2010Here’s another view on the issue of purchase vs. lease of automated election machines. From Conrado Banal at the Daily Inquirer: IF THE ISSUE was only about economics, the Comelec knows what it must do: Go for the P2-billion purchase. Banal obvious...
Star wars log – How to recount using a machine by FOO Law and Economics on Jul 12, 2010In a news report, a Smartmatic official said: “Electronic voting can bring credibility to a country with a bad history of fraud, and whose officials are not considered legitimate,” Cesar Flores, the company’s president for Asia-Pacific, told AF...
The economics of buy vs. lease by FOO Law and Economics on Jul 7, 2010According to a news report, a Comelec commissioner gave a statement on the purchase price of PCOS machines: Larrazabal said with the reduced number of PCOS to be purchased they also expect the cost to drop to P22 million from P52 million original cos...
Star wars log – RMA blues by FOO Law and Economics on Jul 7, 2010According to Kaakbay Party-List, the Comelec still has not released the random manual audit required by law. This seems to be the case because the law does not seem to give a precise deadline for completing said audit. Moral lesson: Legal technical...
