In Iloilo, nine PCOS technicians have resigned. They were being made to look after too many PCOS machines, which were located far between. Also, the supposed swapping of assignments among them did not push through. The final
Read MoreIn a number of precincts in Metro Manila, there were reports of the PCOS machines failing to properly read the ballots during the final sealing and testing (FTS) of PCOS machines that was conducted yesterday. In many
Read More3:05pm - 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 More10:08 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. 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. 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
Read More8:00 am – 27 ballots cast. There is not even scanning of ballots for UV marks. They should be able to accommodate no less than 100 voters an hour to be able to meet the requirement of
Read More4-29-10, 7:16 am – Five ballots have been cast as of now. Daniel Razon of UNTV participated in the Comelec's mock elections simulating actual election day conditions. He over-voted for one of the positions and his ballot
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