Presented by:
Romeo Bordallo – PPCRV Coordinator /PCJ
Mon Marchan – PPCRV Volunteer
VOTERS’ EDUCATION PROGRAM
2010 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS
Rep. Act No. 9369 – Authorized the COMELEC to use an
Automated Election System
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WHAT IS THE AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM?
A new way of voting,
counting, and transmitting
election results
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(Precinct Count Optical Scan)
Scans votes
Counts/ transmits votes automatically
Works only in assigned clustered precincts
Stores info on precinct’s city, school or site of polling place and no. of voters
Only accepts pre-determined no. of voters
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WHAT IS THE PCOS MACHINE?
320,000 precincts nationwide (Total registered voters – 50.7M) 75,500 “clustered” precincts
(1 PCOS machine per clustered precinct) 82,200 machines (6,700 are backups) 1,000 voters maximum per clustered precinct
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THE PRECINCT
308,460 voters
1,720 Precincts 340 Clustered Precincts 44 Voting Centers
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THE PRECINCT-LOCAL PROFILE
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Voting Center # of Voters# of Voters Clustered PrecinctsClustered Precincts
Phase 3 11,726 13Masville 9,263 10Sampaloc 8,657 10Phase 1 6,886 7Sta. Rita 2,613 4Tahanan 2,168 3Fire Station 2,072 3
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Feeder – accepts ballot faced down or upside down
Touch Screen – similar to ATM
a) Interface menu – indicates no. of voters and if voting was successful
b) Menu commands: - opens and closes election- Prints results- transmits results
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PARTS OF THE PCOS MACHINE
Battery • PCOS machine powered by electricity • equipped with battery • lasting 12-16 hrs
Thermal Printer - prints election results • Paper - good for 5 years
Security Key • Activates machine w/ passwords • Turns on/off the machine
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OTHER FEATURES OF PCOS
Each ballot has different bar code
Machine only accepts a range of bar-codes specific to a clustered precinct
Machine invalidates ballot from another precinct
Once machine has scanned a ballot, it cannot read fake ballot even if same bar code pen
THE BALLOT
Transparent - Windows big enough to see ballots dropping but not enough to see votes cast
Two Divisions - • 1 for valid ballots• 1 for invalid ballots
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THE BALLOT BOX
Look for your name in the PCVL(Posted Computerized Voters List)
posted near door of voting center.
Note your precinct and sequence no.
Give to BEI sequence no., name and address
After verification of your registered name from EDCVL (Election Day Computerized Voters List), present your valid ID
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WHAT TO DO BEFORE ACTUAL VOTING?
After proper ID, get ballot
With marking pen, fill out ballot by shading oval completely.
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HOW TO VOTE USING THE AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM
Shade oval completely
• Machine reads only if oval is shaded at least 50%
Do not “over-vote” – Ex: 13 Senators
“Under-voting“ - (11 senators) will be accepted
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THINGS TO REMEMBER WHILE VOTING
POSITIONS TO VOTE FORPOSITION NUMBER President 1Vice-President 1Senators 12Party-List 1Congressman 1Mayor 1Vice-Mayor 1Councilors 8TOTAL 26
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Insert ballot on feeder of machine
Wait for confirmation message: “Thank you for your voting” Have your forefinger marked with indelible ink
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FEEDING BALLOT ON MACHINE
WHAT TO BRING
Valid ID - voter’s ID, driver’s license or passport
List of candidates you will vote for; “Kodigos” are allowed
Don’t bring cellular phones and cameras
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Registered voters appearing in the
(PCVL) Posted Computerized Voters List or
EDCVL (Election day Computerized Voters List)
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WHO ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE?
What Automation Can Eliminate:oMisreading of ballotsoUnreadable handwritingoError
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oFraudoManufactured election returnsoTampering of election result
What Automation Cannot Prevent:
oVote-buyingoCoercionoIntimidationoTerrorism
Above can be addressed by vigilance of citizenry
HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR ONE VOTE?
•1649 - 1 vote literally cost King Charles I of England his head. The vote to behead him was 67 against and 68 for.• 1776 - 1 vote gave America the English language instead of German•1867 - Alaska purchase ratified by 1 vote, paving way for annexation in 1958• 2000- US Pres. election decided by narrow margin. Bush won Florida by 537 votes out of 6M voters. Not 1 vote, but certainly every vote counted. • 2010 (Local) - Congressional election (2007)protest in Taguig , Angelito Reyes won by 37 votes vs. Henry Duenas.
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SINO ANG DAPAT IBOTO
•MAY TAKOT SA DIYOS•MAY MALASAKIT AT PAGMAMAHAL SA BAYAN
•MAY KAKAYAHANG MAMUNO•MAGALING MAMAHALA SA SARILING PAMILYA
•MAY INTEGRIDAD•MASIPAG•MATUWID
•HINDI SAKIM•TINUTUPAD ANG SINASABI
•WALANG PINAPANIGAN10com-romy
10 COMMANDMENTS FOR RESPONSIBLE VOTING
1Thou shalt vote according to the
dictate of your conscience..
3 Thou shalt seek to know the
moral integrity, capabilities and other personal qualities of the candidates you will vote for.
4Thou shalt strive to understand
the issues, platform and programs of candidates and parties seeking your vote.
8Thou shalt not vote for
candidates just because of “utang na loob”, personal appearance, popularity, or
pakikisama.
10 Thou shalt put the welfare of
the country above all else in choosing the candidate
you will vote for.
.6. Thou shalt not vote for candidates using guns, goons and gold.
7. Thou shalt not vote for candidates with records of graft & corruption, and human rights violation.
8. Thou shalt not vote for candidates just because of “utang na loob”, personal appearance, popularity, or pakikisama.
9. Thou shalt not vote for candidates living an immoral life.
10. Thou shalt put the welfare of the country above all else in choosing the candidate you will vote for.