Archive for July 7th, 2009
Comelec downplays poll automation fears
By Anna Valmero
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 08:17:00 07/07/2009
Filed Under: Computing & Information Technology, Eleksyon 2010, Elections
MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) downplayed criticisms that automated polls have many weak spots and said it will install safeguards to hold clean, fraud-free elections in 2010.
Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) political analyst Bobby Tuazon said on Monday that the May 2010 elections “may end up a disaster if Comelec and the winning bidder fail to install safeguards and security measures to secure 30 vulnerable spots of the automated election system.” Read the rest of this entry »
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