Challenges & Risks Facing the 2010 Automated Election

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Challenges & Risks Facingthe 2010 Automated

Election System (AES)

Edmundo G. Casino, MPA

Philippine Computer SocietyUP NCPAG Alumni Association

MSU, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur


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2010 Poll Automation

FIRST TIME EVENTS

Clustering of 75K Precincts

IT Certification of 75,000BEIs & 1,600 BOCs

Use of Two-Faced MachineReadable Ballot nationwide

Automated Synchronizationof Counting & Canvassing

Electronic Transmission ofERs @ 40,000 sites


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IMPACT OF THE CHANGES

CLUSTERING OF75,000 PRECINCTS

Cleansing of Lists

Familiarity of Voters

IT CERTIFICATIONOF 75,000 BEIs &1,600 BOCs

Training a battalion ofIT capable electionofficers

USE OF TWO-FACED BALLOTS

Distribution & Printing

AUTOMATEDELECTIONS CCS

Synchronization

ELECTRONIC

TRANSMISSIONLimitations inCoverage


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CRITICAL THINGS TO DO in

165 DAYS

Manufacturing & Testing of82,200 PCOS

Development & Testing of theAES Software

Training & Certification ofElection Officers & TechSupport

Installation & Testing of

Transmission ChannelsDemonstration & Source Code

Stakeholder Education

Logistics & Deployment


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COMPLIANCE TO RA 9369

Official, basis

for Canvassing

& Proclamation

Sec. 19 [22]Official Election

Results

Canvassers, two

parties, citizens

arms & KBP

Sec. 19 [22]

Election Returns

Transmission

Sequence

n.) Provide the

voter a system

Sec. 7 [6]

Minimum Cap

Voter Choice

Verification

ContextProvisionsAES Features


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MULTIPLE & PARALLEL

ACTIVITIES

AES Development

Logistics

Training

Techno-Legal Panel

PR & Media

StakeholderEducation


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AES Development Activity

Hardware

Manufacturing

Delivery

SoftwareCasting, Counting,Canvassing

Transmission

Electronic Signature

AuthenticationTesting & QualityAssurance

Demo & Certification

Source Code Review


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AES Development Activity

Testing & Quality

Assurance

Application Systems

Software

Customized PCOS

Device

Examination & Testing

of HW & SW

Escrow Source Code


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LOGISTICS & DEPLOYMENT

Regional Hubs

Luz-Vis-Min

Type of Transport

Land, Air, Sea

Advance Team

Trainers, Tech

Support, Help Desk

Timetable & Sequence


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IT TRAINING &

CERTIFICATION

Precinct-Based BEIs

75,000 BEIs

40,000 Sites

Local BOCs

1,600 BOCs

National BOCs

86 Provincial BOCs


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TECHNO-LEGAL PANEL

Types of Contest

Registered Voters

AES Related

Canvassing &

Proclamation

Definition of Terms

Qualification ofContests


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PUBLIC RELATIONS &

MEDIA

Secretariat

Writers

Creative

Campaigns


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STAKEHOLDER EDUCATION

Sec 26 [31] of RA 9369General Public &Voters

Commissions Staff

DepED & DOFDeputies

LGU Officials

Incumbent ElectedOfficials

Political Parties &Candidates

Military & Police


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CHALLENGES to COMELEC

COMELEC is only

staffed with 5,000

employees

There will be 250,000

Deputies to be trained

with 75,000 Certified

500,000 CitizensArms to be oriented


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CHALLENGES TO

SMARTMATIC-TIM

Delivery Schedule

Need for Technical

Manpower

Systems Development

for Synchronized

Elections

Never been Tested

Mission Impossible


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POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Procedural Shortfall

Delivery Backlogs

Pre-Shading Ballots

Pockets of SystemFailure

ACM Device-based

Transmission

Software Malfunction

Mass Confusion


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COUNTERMEASURE

Random Manual Audit

Sec. 24 [29] of RA 9369

Where AES is used, there shall

be a random manual audit in one

precinct per congressionaldistrict randomly chosen by

the Commission in EACH

province & city. Any difference

will initiate a manual countaffected by the computer or

procedural error.


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CASE-SCENARIO BUILDING

Proclamation Contests

Succession in National

Leadership

Constitutional Crisis

Civil Unrest & Chaos

Military Junta

Revolutionary

Government


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RECOMMENDED COURSE OF

ACTION

Thorough CHANGE

Management Plan

Detailed RISK

Management Plan

Technical-Legal

Review Board Panel

Organizational TaskForce


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JUDICIAL COURSE ACTION

Supreme Court Reso

on Techno & Legal

House Electoral

Tribunal Courts

Senate Electoral

Tribunal Courts

National ElectoralTribunal Course


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LESSONS LEARNED ON

ONDOY & PEPENG

EVERYBODY

ANYBODYSOMEBODY

NOBODY

PREPAREDNESS


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CONCLUSION

THIS IS A MULTI-

STAKHOLDER

ENGAGEMENT.

ALL QUARTERSMUST GET

ORGANIZED &

PARTICIPATE


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In the end,

We need to maintain

sobriety, peace, and

harmony among our

fellowmen and call forpatriotism and duty to

country as the future

of democracy is at

stake here.

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Challenges & Risks Facing the 2010 Automated Election