RESOLUTION No. 8760
IN THE MATTER OF THE POSTING ON THE COMELEC WEBSITE OF
THE FINAL BALLOT TEMPLATES OF THE OFFICIAL BALLOTS TO BE USED
IN THE MAY 10, 2010 AUTOMATED NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS
Promulgation: 09 February 2010
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WHEREAS, several candidates have been requesting for the format of the official ballots to enable them to prepare and print their sample ballots for distribution to their constituents;
WHEREAS, the final ballot templates, which will be used as basis for the printing of the official ballots, have been submitted by Smartmatic-TIM to the Commission without security features;
WHEREAS, distribution of the final ballot templates that do not bear any security feature will not pose any security risk;
WHEREAS, it is easier and more practical for candidates to cause the printing of their sample ballots if what is given to them are digital copies of the ballot templates;
WHEREAS, one method of distributing digital copies of the ballot templates to candidates is through the posting of said templates in the website of the Commission, which may also be accessed by any interested party;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Commission on Elections, by virtue of the powers vested in it by the Constitution, Omnibus Election Code, Republic Act No. 9369 and other elections laws, RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES, to authorize the Commission's Information Technology Department to post in the Commission's website the final ballot templates to be used in the printing of the official ballots for the May 10, 2010 automated national and local elections, provided that the ballot templates to be posted are in gray-scale to ensure that the sample ballots to be printed by candidates can be readily distinguished from the official ballots.
(Sgd.) JOSE A.R. MELO
Chairman
(Sgd.) RENE V. SARMIENTO
Commissioner (Sgd.) NICODEMO T. FERRER
Commissioner
(Sgd.) LUCENITO N. TAGLE
Commissioner (Sgd.) ARMANDO C. VELASCO
Commissioner
(Sgd.) ELIAS R. YUSOPH
Commissioner (Sgd.) GREGORIO Y. LARRAZABAL
Commissioner
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Smartmatic reports 82,000 voting machines ready
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:30:00 02/11/2010
Filed Under: Eleksyon 2010, Computing & Information Technology
MANILA, Philippines—Smartmatic-TIM, the technology supplier for the automated elections, has announced that it has completed the manufacture of the 82,000 voting and counting machines to be used in the May 10 polls.
Elections Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said the consortium had already finished producing all the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines required for the elections in their factory in China this week.
“The last PCOS machine was produced on Feb. 8,” Larrazabal said.
Of the 82,000 machines that the poll body will be renting from Smartmatic-TIM, 75,471 machines will be immediately sent to the precincts while the remaining 6,739 PCOS will be kept as spares.
According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), about 48,900 units have arrived in the company’s warehouse in Cabuyao, Laguna, while another 7,200 units are still at the Bureau of Customs.
About 800 units are in transit and the remaining 25,300 units are awaiting shipment from Shanghai, China.
The Comelec is helping the company arrange for the smooth delivery of the machines by Feb. 21, Larrazabal said.
The delivery of the voting and counting machines has been delayed several times.
Very delayed
In the original calendar of the Comelec, the machines should have started arriving in October 2009.
But changes in the location of the plant—Smartmatic had transferred it from Taipei to Shanghai—and the high cost of holiday cargo shipments pushed back the schedule.
The machines will be stored in a warehouse in Laguna, where they will undergo tests.
Before the machines are sent to the polling precincts, the Comelec and Smartmatic-TIM will configure the equipment so they will work only for a particular precinct and set of ballots.
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 02:30:00 02/11/2010
Filed Under: Eleksyon 2010, Computing & Information Technology
MANILA, Philippines—Smartmatic-TIM, the technology supplier for the automated elections, has announced that it has completed the manufacture of the 82,000 voting and counting machines to be used in the May 10 polls.
Elections Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said the consortium had already finished producing all the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines required for the elections in their factory in China this week.
“The last PCOS machine was produced on Feb. 8,” Larrazabal said.
Of the 82,000 machines that the poll body will be renting from Smartmatic-TIM, 75,471 machines will be immediately sent to the precincts while the remaining 6,739 PCOS will be kept as spares.
According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), about 48,900 units have arrived in the company’s warehouse in Cabuyao, Laguna, while another 7,200 units are still at the Bureau of Customs.
About 800 units are in transit and the remaining 25,300 units are awaiting shipment from Shanghai, China.
The Comelec is helping the company arrange for the smooth delivery of the machines by Feb. 21, Larrazabal said.
The delivery of the voting and counting machines has been delayed several times.
Very delayed
In the original calendar of the Comelec, the machines should have started arriving in October 2009.
But changes in the location of the plant—Smartmatic had transferred it from Taipei to Shanghai—and the high cost of holiday cargo shipments pushed back the schedule.
The machines will be stored in a warehouse in Laguna, where they will undergo tests.
Before the machines are sent to the polling precincts, the Comelec and Smartmatic-TIM will configure the equipment so they will work only for a particular precinct and set of ballots.
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