The average accuracy rate of vote-counting machines (VCMs) on all audited positions from president down to mayor is at 99.95825 percent so far, according to the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec’s) Random Manual Audit (RMA) of votes in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In its advisory, the running...
A total of 41 violators were reportedly involved in 245 vote buying incidents recorded from Jan. 1 to May 9, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Wednesday night, May 11. In a news briefing with President Duterte aired on May 12, Año noted that the...
A poll watchdog on Monday, May 9, noted that the 2022 National and Local Elections (NLE) has one of the “worst” vote-counting machine (VCM) failures by far. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Yung aberya sa VCM matagal na po nating namomonitor yan pero masasabi namin na ang taon na itong 2022...
The spokesman of presidential bet Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued a statement urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to clarify reports of non-functioning vote-counting machines (VCMs). Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote...
DAGUPAN CITY -- The Commission on Elections in partnership with SM Dagupan launched a 3-day ‘Mock Elections’ activity on Friday, April 22 here, affording the Dagupeños and shoppers chances to experience on how to use the vote counting machine. Photos by Liezle Inigo This mock voting exercise...
As part of its voter's information campaign, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is currently conducting vote counting machine roadshow demonstration in different parts of the country. Comelec/MB "Our vote counting machine roadshow demo has started. Our officers bring the VCM to different...
A series of roadshows and voter education lectures on vote-counting machines (VCMs) will soon begin as the country prepares for the upcoming presidential election this May. On Thursday, Feb.10, the Commission on Elections' Education and Information Department (COMELEC-EID) inked a memorandum of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have an auction of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines used in the 2010 and 2013 polls. Comelec/MB "The public is hereby notified that the Commission on Elections (Comelec), through its Comelec Disposal Team, will be having an auction sale of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued a Notice to Proceed to Smartmatic-TIM, which won the contract for the vote counting machines (VCMs) refurbishment with consumables. Comelec/MB "Notice is hereby given that you can now proceed with the Contract Agreement No. CA21-05-019, entitled...
