R OADMAP, P REPARATIONS, O UTLOOK AND C HALLENGES FOR A UTOMATED
E LECTIONS BY: Comm. Rene V. Sarmiento Slide 2 COMELEC focused on
2010 elections. Preparations for the elections (registration,
cleansing of voters list, automation, Comelec-GO NGO cooperation)
ongoing COMELEC not distracted by talks about Charter Change via
Con-Ass 2 1 1 C OMELEC and the 2010 E lections: Slide 3 A.COMELEC
is hopeful that the automation project using Precinct Count Optical
Scan (PCOS) will push through as planned B.Ten providers bought bid
documents; only 7 submitted bid proposals; only one passed all
tests (eligibility, technical and financial) C. Bidding process
transparent, open to the public Slide 4 D.SBAC Recommended
Smartmatic/Total Information Management and Commission En banc
approved it on June 9, 2009 E.Notice of Award F.Posting of
Performance Security G.Notice to Proceed; Contract preparation and
signing Slide 5 1.Legal basis in Section 5, R.A. No. 9369 2.Pilot
testing during the 2008 Regional ARMM elections 3.Recommendation by
Advisory Council 4.In USA, paper band optical scan system is the
most prevalent voting technology 5.Voting flow H.P recinct C ount O
ptical S can (PCOS) Slide 6 Slide 7 NATIONAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS
PROVINCIAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS MUNICIPAL/CITY BOARD OF CANVASSERS
Precinct COMELECCONGRESS Server for Dominant Majority/Minority
Parties, Citizens Arm, KBP Advance Results Comelec Central Back-up
Server Advance Results/ Monitoring Secured Public Website Mun./City
COC SOVP Prov. COC SOVM/C ELECTION RETURNS AUTOMATED SYSTEM OF
CANVASSING AND TRANSMISSION VIA CELLULAR OR SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY 30
Regions in all Slide 8 1 Magpakilala sa Board of Election
Inspectors (BEI) sa presinto kung saan kayo nakarehistro. Matapos
mapatunayan ang inyong pagkakilanlan, bibigyan kayo ng balota na
may mga pangalan na ng mga kandidato. Paraan ng Pagboto Slide 9 2
Gamit ang marker, itiman o i-shade ng buo ang bilog na nasa tabi ng
pangalan ng inyong mga napiling kandidato. Slide 10 Tamang Paraan
ng Pag-shade sa balota. | Okay! Slide 11 Paraan ng Pagboto 3 Pagka
tapos bumoto i-feed ang nasagutang balota sa Precinct Count Optical
Scan (PCOS) Machine. Ang balota ay didiretso sa transparent ballot
box. Slide 12 1. Source Code Review Sec. 11, Sec. 14 of RA 9369 I.
T ransparency and C onfidence B uilding M easures Slide 13 2. Field
testing, followed by mock elections Sec. 11 of RA 9369 in one or
more cities/municipalities Field Test Nov 28 Field Test 2, if
necessary Dec 05 Mock elections Dec 13 2 NCR 2 Luzon 2 Visayas 2
Mindanao Slide 14 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. 3. TEC Certification
Slide 15 Sec. 14, RA 9369 At least 3 days before election day
Counting Transmission Consolidation 4. Testing and sealing of AES
Slide 16 Print, broadcast (radio and TV) and presentation in
audio-visual, Internet and other media forms Road show in every
region Training Public website 5. I nformation C ampaign Slide 17
Voting, counting and canvassing procedures Contingency measures
Protest mechanism 7. Examination and testing the PCOS before voting
starts through test ballots and test forms 6. Early release of
General Instructions Slide 18 R andom M anual A udit Sec. 29 of RA
9369 Random Manual Audit in one precinct per congressional district
randomly chosen by the Commission in each province and city 8.
Watchers 9. C ontinuity Plan/Contingency measures Slide 19 J.C
ontinuing R egistration under R.A. No. 8189 Covers first time
Voters Ages 18 and above Registration Lasts until October 31, 2009
Satellite Registration Centers Biometrics of voters being captured
Validation, transfer of registration, activation 1,049,843
registrants as of June 3, 2009 Slide 20 R E G I S T R A T I O N
WHEN : During office hours, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, (Mondays
Saturdays including holidays) beginning December 2, 2008 (Tuesday)
to October 31, 2009 (Saturday) WHERE : at the office of the local
COMELEC office where you reside HOW : personally COVERAGE : all
cities and municipalities, except the ARMM Slide 21 1.Coordination
with office of Local Civil Registrar 2.Registration of voters who
failed to vote twice. G. CVL G. C leansing of V oters L ist Slide
22 W When a person comes in to apply for registration, his/her
biometrics will be captured digitally, that is, digital images of
his/her photograph, fingerprints and signature will be
taken/captured using COMELEC's Data Capture Machine (DCM).
3.Biometrics of Voters Being Captured Slide 23 Slide 24 W W hen
this screen appears on the Data Capture System (DCS), biometrics
capture is complete. Slide 25 4. Implementation of A utomated F
ingerprint I dentification S ystems (AFIS) REGISTER NOW! Slide 26
H.COMELEC, NGO and Civil Society Cooperation 1.Accreditation of
PPCRV as Citizens Arm in Registration 2.MOA Between PPCRV, NAMFREL,
CEAP and COCOPEA 3.MOA Between COMELEC, University of Cebu and
other Cebu Universities. 4.YVote Philippines and Youth Caravan
5.COMELEC and Task Force 2010. Slide 27 6.Management Association of
the Philippines (MAP) and COMELEC collaboration. 7.National Youth
Commission and COMELEC team-up 8.Boto mo, Ipatrol mo! 9.PPCRV and
PCS MOA 10.COMELEC, Xavier University, PIA, NYC MOA Slide 28 T ask
F orce 2010 posters Slide 29 Y outh V ote Caravan Slide 30 I. C
hallenges F acing COMELEC Slide 31 3Ms3Ms3Ms3Ms Misappreciation of
ballots Misreading of ballots Misbehavior of the Board of Election
Inspectors (BEI) A.Critics of PCOS Automated Election System Slide
32 3Bs3Bs3Bs3Bs Ballot switching Ballot stuffing Ballot snatching
Overworked BEIs/ poll watchers Overtired BEIs/poll watchers Slide
33 B.Critics of Poll Automation in General C.Cha-cha and No-El
scenario D.Vote-buying Slide 34 Government/LGUs, as Invaluable
Partners of Comelec. 1.Registration 2.Education 3.Information
4.Network/Tie-up 5.Voting Slide 35 Conclusion Gloom and Doom vs.
Light and Hope Success of elections and strength of democracy rest
on three pillars: good governance, enlightened electorate and
vigilant civil society Ora et labora Slide 36 G OD B LESS!
