The voter can verify through his or her receipt, but even if he or she sees and reports an error, this erroneous vote has been included in the precinct count.
‘VCMs configured to count wrong’
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Voters urged to spot, stop ‘cheating’ by Aquino, Roxas
“The Comelec is filled with Aquino appointees and is headed by Andres Bautista, a cousin of Aquino and a former campaigner of Roxas.”
Comelec slammed for ‘Comeleaks’ that put elections, voters at risk
It’s one thing to hear news about a huge data leak and another to see your data in a public website.”
Youth solon to Comelec: Explain new deals over PCOS machines, source code
“The new lease deal is actually more costly than the previous PCOS refurbishment option.”
6 reasons why ‘you can kiss 2016 elections goodbye’
“There can never be transparency with machines that count the votes inside the box and invisible to the eyes of the public. There can never be accountability when the results simply pop out of the screen without being verified publicly.”
‘Comelec can still salvage 2016 elections sans PCOS or Smartmatic’
The issue here is not only the highly irregular process in which Comelec chose Smartmatic-TIM to do diagnostic work with the PCOS machines. The issue here is the lack of transparency, the lack of check and balance within Comelec, the lack of openness and accountability to the public.” — Kabataan Partylist Rep. Terry Ridon
Watchdog warns against another Comelec-Smartmatic ‘midnight deal’
“What is most worrisome is the PCOS machines are vulnerable to tampering by an insider.”
Comelec’s P1.2B ‘midnight deal’ with Smartmatic questioned at SC
One of the petitioners, Bishop Broderick Pabillo, says voiding the Comelec resolution could help in the country’s efforts to hold clean elections.
IT Experts Praise Citizens’ Election Monitoring, Call for Filing of Cases vs. Comelec, Smartmatic
BY ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Smartmatic-TIM have been bragging that the May 10 was a success and was peaceful and orderly. But for the Computer Professionals Union (CPU) it was frustrating. “And the way the elections here in the Philippines was handled by the Smartmatic and…
Benjie Oliveros | Comelec, Smartmatic Should Be Held Accountable
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The faint smile on Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo during the evening of May 10 indicated feelings of relief and pride that they were able to push through with the automated elections. A lot of people were bedazzled by the speed by which the election returns were tabulated. Soon,…
Meaningful Changes and Social Justice Remain the Primary Challenge to the Filipino People
The last elections show no considerable move towards real societal change. The pursuit of meaningful change, reform in government and social justice remain the outstanding challenge to the Filipino people. The very first automated national elections have committed major errors and technical glitches that they fall short of people’s needs and expectations. These elections were…