The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has mobilized its volunteers to look into delays in the transmission of electronic results from precincts to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) transparency server in Manila.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Unperturbed by allegations of massive glitches, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Thursday said he would file charges against his critics, insisting that Monday’s automated balloting was “one of the best elections” in the country’s history.
The ballots have been counted in many provinces, giving fresh mandate to new leaders by July.
After a spurt in the first hours after the voting ended, the counting slowed, making the tally in the country’s second automated polls move at snail’s pace and raising questions about the credibility of the results.
Compact flash (CF) card refers to a small, removable memory card—commonly used in digital cameras, slot machines, computers and other electronic gadgets—that saves details of a particular precinct, including the tally of votes.
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a certain winner in the race for the congressional seat in Pampanga’s second district.
Of the three cities in Batangas province, only this city has not transmitted to the provincial board of canvassers its election results due to defective compact flash cards of the PCOS machines in three of its barangays (villages).
Problems relating to the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines were diminished by half in the 2013 elections because people are now familiar with the system, an election watchdog said on Tuesday.
The poll watchdog Kontra Daya said cases of malfunctioning precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines were “widespread,” leading to voting delays in various parts of the country on Monday.
To reach their precincts on Monday, couple Melchor and Evelinda Murillo were skillfully maneuvered through the crowd at JP Laurel High School in Quezon City by their neighbor and “seeing guide” Evelyn Conde.
Hours before the voting ended, the Commission on Elections had placed the number of counting machines that broke down and needed replacement Monday at between 200 and 300, or less than 1 percent of the total—something that the head of the Comelec’s service provider considered typical in any automated polls.
Disenfranchised voters, defective precinct optical scan (PCOS) machines, oversized ballots, and power outages marred voting Monday in polling precincts in parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, an election watchdog said.
Cavite Governor Juanito Victor “Jonvic ” Remulla arrived 7 a.m. at the polling precinct here, saying he wanted to spend the rest of the day with his family.
