A Brief Look at the Automated Election on

May 10, 2010

Understanding Poll Automation :Understanding Poll Automation :A joint congressional initiative – R.A. No. 9369 (Poll Automation Law)Consultations with Non-Governmental Organizations/Electoral Reform GroupsPrecinct Count Optical Scan: Choice of PCOS is product of honest-to-goodness studies (Roque vs COMELEC G.R. No. 188456, Sept. 10, 2009)More than 100 million Americans using optically scanned paperState of Minnesota using PCOS since September 15, 1987

50,086,054 registered votersas of November 16, 2009 ERB Hearing

258,691as of December 29, 2009 re-opening of registrationJanuary 9, 2010 ERB Hearing

80 Provinces119 cities1,515 municipalities37, 226 Voting Centers329, 389 Established Precincts75,471 Clustered Precincts82,200 PCOS Machines

6,729 spare PCOS

S t a t i s t i c s:S t a t i s t i c s:

PCOS Machine and Ballot Box:PCOS Machine and Ballot Box:

PCOS Machine

Demonstration ballot box

Before voting startsshow that transparent plastic ballot box is emptyturn on and initialize PCOSprint “Zero Report”

To show that there is no entry/vote in machine’s memory

Voting starts at 7:00 am and ends at 6:00 pmPrecinct set up

At least 10 voters can cast ballot at only one time

V o t i n g :V o t i n g :

Pre-printed names of candidates300/600 candidates can be accommodated

150/300 names per side of ballot

Precinct-specificEnsure rejection of previously scanned ballot

Color- codedCandidates are numbered

Official ballots :Official ballots :

• Ovals opposite names of candidate

• Shade oval opposite name of chosen candidate

One unit per clustered precinctVoter personally feeds ballot into machineBallot can be fed in any orientationBallot scanned both sides simultaneouslyDigital ballot imageElection returns printed directly by PCOS

PCOS PCOS (precinct count optical scan(precinct count optical scan)) ::

One unit per clustered precinctVoter personally feeds ballot into machineBallot can be fed in any orientationBallot scanned both sides simultaneouslyDigital ballot imageElection returns printed directly by PCOS

PCOS PCOS (precinct count optical scan(precinct count optical scan)) ::

ZERO REPORT

The zero – or initialization report –demonstrates that there are no pre-loaded results in the PCOS at the start of voting.

Paraan ng Pagboto (Voting Process)

Tiyakin na ang pangalan mo ay nasalistahan ng mga botante sa presinto kung saan ka boboto. Dalawang linggo bagoang halalan, tungkulin ng Board of Election Inspectors na ilagay ang listahanng mga botante sa bawat presinto. Ilalagay sa website ng COMELEC ang mga pangalan ng botante.

(be sure to check your name in the list of voters that will be printed in the precinct where you will vote. It is the responsibility of the Board of Election Inspectors to post the final list of voters in each precinct. List of voter’s will be posted in the COMELEC website.)

Paraan ng Pagboto (Voting Process)

Sa araw ng halalan, magpakilalasa Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) sa presinto kung saan kayo nakarehistro. Mataposmapatunayan ang inyongpagkakilanlan, bibigyan kayo ngbalota na may mga pangalan nang mga kandidato.

(On the day of election, present your ID to the BEI in your assigned precinct. Upon verifying your identity, BEI will give you a ballot containing the list of candidates in various vacant elective positions.)

Paraan ng Pagboto (Voting Process)

Gamit ang marker, itiman o i-shade ng buo ang bilog nanasa tabi ng pangalan nginyong mga napiling kandidato.

(Using a COMELEC provided marker, shade the entire circle corresponding to your choice of candidate)

Tamang Paraan ng Pag-shade sa balota. (Correct way of shading a ballot)

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Okay!

Paraan ng Pagboto (Voting Process)

Pagka tapos bumoto i-feed ang nasagutang balota saPrecinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) Machine. Ang balota ay didiretso satransparent ballot box.

(After filling up the ballot, feed the form to the PCOS machine. The ballot will go straight to a transparent ballot box)

At close of pollsPerform close function

To prevent additional ballots from being inserted

After close function, PCOS automatically

Starts counting processPrints election returns after completion of automated count

Eight (8) copies

CountingCounting ::

Insert transmission cableAfter printing first eight (8) copies of ER

To eliminate doubts that the PCOS can be manipulated remotely

Perform electronic transmission functionPrint additional twenty-two (22) copies of ER

Automatically performed by PCOS after completion of transmission

CountingCounting ::

Electronically transmitted resultsUsed as basis for canvassing/consolidation and proclamation of winning candidates for

City/municipal officialsProvincial officialsMembers, House of RepresentativesSenators and Party-list

Canvassing/ConsolidationCanvassing/Consolidation::

Municipal/City Board of

Canvassers

Provincial Board of Canvassers

National Board of Canvassers

Congress COMELEC

Precinct

Election Returns

Mun./City COC and SOVP

Prov. COC and SOVP

Physical transport

Physical transport

Physical transport

COMELEC CENTRAL SERVER

Transparency, Security and Confidence

Building Measures

Transparency, Security and Confidence

Building Measures

1. Source Code Review

- Sec. 11, Sec. 14 of RA 9369

2. Field testing, followed by mock elections

Sec. 11 of RA 9369 – in one or more cities/municipalities

3. Random Manual Audit

Sec. 29 of RA 9369 – Random Manual Audit in one precinct per congressional district randomly chosen by the Commission in each province and cityA composite committee with representation from citizen’s arm will be created. Proposal: RMA in one precinct per municipality after proclamation.

4. TEC Certification

Sec. 11 of RA 9369 – Technical Evaluation Committee

shall certify not later than three months before the date of the electoral exercise that the AES, including its hardware and software components, is operating properly, securely and accurately based on field testing and mock elections.

5. Testing and Sealing of PCOS(3 days before May 10, 2010)

PCOS PCOS MachineMachine

Demonstration Demonstration ballot boxballot box

Voting, counting and canvassing proceduresResponsibilities of BEI and watchers

6. General Instructions

Protest mechanismContinuity plan

7. Supplemental General Instructions