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Watch live stream of ANC special on 2010 poll automation

Sep 21, 2009 16:10

As the Philippines gears up for the 2010 presidential elections, questions abound about poll automation.

Today, September 21, ANC will air a 2010 poll automation forum at 8 pm. Viewers will not only be able to watch the live stream of the forum, but also participate in the discussion via the live blog at www.abs-cbnnews.com/ancliveevents


While the live stream won't start until 8 pm, the live blog is already online and readers can post questions or leave comments. You can also find instructions there on how to send questions or comments via your mobile phones.

For a discussion of some of the issues surrounding the automation of next year's Philippine presidential elections, you may read this INQUIRER.net special report.

Here's an excerpt from the article.

The poll body's plan to use 80,000 precinct count optical scan machines (PCOS) from Smartmatic and Total Information Management (TIM) to speed up the counting, transmission and canvassing of votes is aimed at preventing cheating, specifically "dagdag-bawas" or vote padding/shaving during the canvassing of election results in 2010, said election lawyer and Libertas member Luie Guia.

Libertas is a non-profit association of lawyers committed to law and justice reform, democracy and human rights promotion in the country.

But Guia also warns that fast tracking the counting of results and renewing several stages of the election process will not stop election operators themselves from cheating and committing fraud in the results, especially during the casting of votes in polling precincts.


Do you have questions or concerns about poll automation? Participate tonight in the ANC forum.





 

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