By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL VOTING by almost 1.38 million registered overseas Filipinos starts on Saturday, but the Department of Foreign Affairs has not deployed vote-counting machines (VCMs) to several countries because they still have to be reconfigured to print vote receipts. Last-minute adjustments being done on the VCMs to comply with the Supreme Court’s order
By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL ELECTION timelines have been disrupted again as the Supreme Court (SC) ordered the Commission on Elections to issue vote receipts in the May 9 polls, two months before election day. With overseas voting preparations halfway done, the Comelec has to alter certain configurations of vote-counting machines (VCMs) and make adjustments in
By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL AFTER months of debate, the Commission on Elections has finally resolved to activate the on-screen verification (OSV) feature of vote-counting machines (VCMs) for the May 9 elections. Voters will be allowed a maximum of 15 seconds to verify whether or not their choices are accurately read by the VCMs. If there
By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL A former lawmaker is facing criticism for his insensitive remarks on the alleged special treatment given to persons with disabilities (PWDs) in verifying their votes through the voice prompt feature of vote counting machines (VCMs). Former Biliran representative Glenn Chong questioned the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for allowing people with visual
By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL BARELY a hundred days before this year’s polls, the Commission on Elections has yet to settle issues of vote counting machines (VCMs) being prone to electoral fraud, poll watchdogs say. To boost public confidence, the Comelec demonstrated Monday four security features in its VCMs. These were not used in the Precinct
