Tag: vote counting machines

COMELEC records 150 malfunctioning VCMs

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections recorded 150 vote-counting machines that experienced malfunction at yesterday’s elections. According to COMELEC Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, most of the malfunctioning vote-counting machines were immediately replaced. The COMELEC added that these incidents were more acceptable compared to the last automated elections were 1, 300 machines experienced technical problems. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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VCM breakdowns in Nueva Ecija precincts

Various vote counting machines (VCM) broke down in numerous Nueva Ecija precincts causing delay, frustration, and confusion among the voters in queue. Improper insertion and simple machine glitches were the most reported causes of the breakdown of the VCMs. Among the precincts with broken VCMs include Central Elementary School in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, Santor Elementary School in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, and San Francisco Elementary School in San Antonio, Nueva Ecija. The Board of Election Inspectors […]

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Voting in San Carlos, Negros Occidental, peaceful

QUEZON City, Philippines – The official ballots were released in 4:30 in the morning. At around 5:30 AM, the ballot boxes were sealed and the vote-counting machines were initialized by the Board of Inspectors and poll-watchers. At exactly 6 in the morning, the polling precincts were opened to the voters with a special lane for senior citizens, persons with disabilities and pregnant women. Although there were incidents of paper jams in the VCMs, the BEI […]

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UPDATED: Comelec replaces 150 vote counting machines as of 2 p.m.

  (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has replaced at least 150 vote counting machines as of 2 p.m. on Monday, May 9 as reports of malfunctioning vote counting machines marred the controversial Philippine national elections. In a tweet by Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon, he said that the 150 vote counting machines that were replaced were fewer compared to the VCMs which malfunctioned in 2013 which were 1,300. Earlier,  Guanson also tweeted that […]

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Dalawang VCM pumalya sa Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

URDANETA City, Pangasinan (Eagle News) — Dalawang vote counting machines o VCM ang naiulat na pumalya sa isinagawang final testing and sealing  sa Urdaneta City, Pangasinan Ang nasabing mga VCM ay galing sa Barangay San Vicente at Barangay Oltama. Ayun kay Election Assistant II Rosalie Ramos,  pinapalitan na ang mga VCM dahil hindi gumagana ang scanner nito, dahilan para hindi tanggapin ng makina ang mga ipinapasok na balota. Dagdag din ni Ramos, aniya ay may tatlo pa […]

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Duterte supporters complain of vote machines that count “automatic Roxas votes”

    (EAGLE NEWS) — Supporters of presidential candidate and Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte expressed apprehensions about massive electoral cheating on election day, May 9, as reports about vote-counting machines (VCM) mysteriously counting a vote for administration candidate Manuel “Mar” Roxas II for blank ballots during a machine testing in Lanao del Sur. The group called MRRD-NECC or  Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte National Executive Coordinating Committee said two of their election watchers tried the […]

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COMELEC orders final testing and sealing of vote counting machines

QUEZON City, Philippines — The Commission on Elections has ordered the final testing and sealing (FTS) of the vote counting machines (VCMs) this week. The purpose of the FTS is to see and test if the machines installed in that place are in the right conditions and working before it was finally locked and sealed in the polling precincts.The FTS will last until May 6. Meanwhile, COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez on Monday, May 2 said that […]

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Ballots undergo final verification

QUEZON City, Philippines – The final verification of the printed ballots of the National Printing Office will be completed today, April 22 which is earlier than the self-imposed deadline of the Commission on Elections which is on April 25. The verification is an important process to ensure that the ballots can be used by the vote-counting machines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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Overseas Absentee Voting, all-systems go

MANILA, Philippines – According to the Commission on Elections, it is all-systems go for the overseas absentee voting which will commence on April 9 and will last until May 9. COMELEC added that it is expecting the success of said voting as well as a large voter turn-out. A total of 129 vote-counting machines will be deployed to 30 different overseas posts. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, […]

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Comelec to conduct mock elections in 20 cities, municipalities nationwide

MANILA, Feb. 10 (PIA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to conduct mock elections on 13 February 2016 in 20 cities and municipalities nationwide, in preparation for the 9 May 2016 National and Local Elections. The objective of the mock elections is (1) to test and ensure the adequate security, accuracy, system and functional capability and integrity of the vote counting machines (VCM), transmission devices, and consolidation and canvassing system (CCS); (2) to […]

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