Posted by: quintessentialy on: November 26, 2009
Comelec halts network survey in Maguindanao By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 16:28:00 11/26/2009 Filed Under: Technology (general), Elections, Eleksyon 2010 MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has suspended indefinitely its survey of available network infrastructure in Maguindanao province following Monday’s massacre of 50 people that included relatives of a local official and [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: November 9, 2009
18,000 posts up for grabs in 2010 polls—Comelec November 06, 2009 20:16:00 Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—There will be about 17,943 national and local positions to be filled in the 2010 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said voters, especially the youth, should be ready to wisely elect their [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 17, 2009
Comelec to hold mock polls, field tests for PCOS Also read here By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 18:38:00 10/16/2009 Filed Under: Politics, Elections, Eleksyon 2010 MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold a nationwide mock election in December and conduct five other tests before accepting and deploying the poll machines for the 2010 [...]
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: October 6, 2009
Comelec awaits 20 poll machines October 05, 2009 17:25:00 Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will receive within the month 20 poll machines that will be used as demo units to educate voters nationwide in preparation for next year’s automated elections. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said the 20 [...]
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: September 16, 2009
ASIDE FROM AUTOMATED ELECTIONS Comelec may go manual in problem areas By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 10:12:00 09/16/2009 Filed Under: Eleksyon 2010, Elections, Computing & Information Technology MANILA, Philippines—Allaying fears of failure of elections in 2010, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will prepare for manual balloting, especially for areas with problems in [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: September 16, 2009
Comelec maps out poll automation details By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 10:16:00 09/16/2009 Filed Under: Technology (general), Elections, Eleksyon 2010 MANILA, Philippines- The Commission on Elections is set to discuss details of how to undertake next year’s poll automation with its technology provider Smartmatic-Total Information Management (TIM) Corp. Comelec and Smartmatic-TIM are set to [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: September 15, 2009
All systems go for 2010 automation watch video Commission on Elections and Smartmatic-Total Information Management Corp. has started finalizing the roles of the members of the project management office (PMO) that will handle the P7.2 billion automation of the 2010 elections said Smartmatic-TIM spokesman Gene Gregorio.
