500 votes by 6pm
As of 6pm today, 500 votes were cast in the UNTV mock polls. The target was supposed to be 1,000. The outcome does not depart so much from the estimates of Kontra Daya convenor Dr. Gani Tapang.
Read More3:05pm – PCOS machine shutdown
3:05pm - PCOS machine shutdown as Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal was casting his ballot. Someone had accidentally kicked the battery and the machine had to restart.
Read More317 votes cast by 1pm
There was a lull in the voting during lunch time. only 54 votes were cast. as of 1pm, 317 total votes. Still a long way to go to 1,000 voters.
Read MoreEven a small dot on the oval can get your ballot rejected
From what we've seen, three ballots have been rejected because of so-called ambiguous marks. These are usually dots that have inadvertently been placed on ovals in the course of the voting. Since what is used is a
Read More70 voters from 10am to 11am, 84 voters from 11am to 12nn
The rate of processing voters appeared slow, with the mock polls marked by delays and glitches. From 10am to 11am, only 70 votes were cast. There was a slight improve from 11am to 12 noon where 84
Read More263 voters as of 12 noon
As of 12 noon, 276 ballots have been cast. The target is to finish 1,000 voters by 6pm. From 11am to 12noon, some 84 voters were processed. At this rate, it doesn't seem that we can finish
Read More10:08 am – Underaged “voter” (16 y/o) casts ballot.
10:08 am – Underaged “voter” (16 y/o) casts ballot. He was brought in to test how the BEI would react to a situation like this. Apparently, the BEI did not check his ID.
Read More9:51 am – 100th ballot cast.
9:51 am - 100th ballot cast. It took nearly three hours to process the casting of 100 ballots, including certain delaying factors like arguments with the BEI and ballot rejections. But even without these delays, the process
Read More8:32 am – There are cases where some ovals were inadvertently dotted
8:32 am – There are cases where some ovals were inadvertently dotted. The ballots were of course rejected. It appears the solution to this is to over-vote. The ballot will be read, but the votes for the
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