Posted by: quintessentialy on: December 14, 2009
42,000 poll machines to arrive by end-December—Comelec By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 22:45:00 12/11/2009 Filed Under: Elections, Infotech, Eleksyon 2010, Computing & Information Technology MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said about half of the 82,200 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines that will be used in the 2010 elections will arrive in the [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: December 9, 2009
Election ballots to carry security features December 09, 2009 19:53:00 Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – Special paper ballots to be used for the 2010 elections will carry tracking and security features to prevent fraud, according to the Commission on Elections. The ballots, which will carry the names of candidates, will include serial numbers, unique [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: November 13, 2009
Smartmatic vows on-time delivery of poll machines By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:07:00 11/13/2009 Filed Under: Infotech, Eleksyon 2010, Politics, Elections MANILA, Philippines—The automation partner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has assured the poll body that it would deliver on time the 82,200 poll machines to be used in the 2010 polls. Cesar [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 6, 2009
Comelec officers to undergo PCOS training By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 16:17:00 10/06/2009 Filed Under: Technology (general), Elections MANILA, Philippines – Around 180 Commission on Elections (Comelec) personnel will receive training in handling precinct count optical machines to be used in next year’s automated elections, a poll agency spokesperson said Tuesday. The poll body [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: September 22, 2009
Ensuring transparency in automated polls By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 00:24:00 09/22/2009 Filed Under: Technology (general), Elections (Second of two parts) MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to gain the public’s trust in poll automation with several transparency measures. These measures are mandated by Republic Act 9369 or the poll [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: September 21, 2009
What can go wrong with poll automation? By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 00:48:00 09/21/2009 Filed Under: Technology (general), Elections (First of two parts) MANILA, Philippines—What can go wrong with the P7.2 billion poll automation plan of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and are there means to prevent them? The poll body’s plan to use [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: April 10, 2009
IT GROUP TO COMELEC ‘Why pay P11.2B for poll automation?’ By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 17:15:00 04/09/2009 Filed Under: Elections, Technology (general) Most Read MANILA, Philippines—A group composed mostly of information and communications technology (ICT) professionals challenged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to explain to the public why it has to spend P11.2 billion [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: April 6, 2009
Comelec readies for poll machine testing By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 17:05:00 04/06/2009 Filed Under: Elections, Technology (general), Eleksyon 2010 MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) is preparing for the technical evaluation of vendor poll machines on April 27, an official said. SBAC chairman Ferdinand Rafanan said the [...]
