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It is 5 months before the May 2010 elections. Pulse Asia reveals their latest survey on Knowledge of the Automated Election System. Their survey fieldwork conducted from October 22 to 30, 2009 reveal that "Most Filipinos (61%) have little or almost no knowledge at all about the automated election system (AES) that will be implemented in May 2010."

Are you in the 61%?

The survey was done when Voter's Education on poll automation was just beginning to take place.  The voters need to see the machine, get a hands-on experience and participate in the mock elections. Before that takes place, let’s not make it sound like an intimidating experience.  COMELEC needs to show the public the final ballot with all the names in it, sample  ballots printed out so voters can practice at home.

Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal, Chair of the Steering Committee for 2010 Poll Automation announced that  Comelec’s voter education program officially starts on December with the deployment in the regions of 12 teams that would demonstrate the workings of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines.

The good news is that around 100 PCOS machines to be used for training are expected to arrive next week. Challenges on the automated election process is still very evident as of this writing but we can start educating ourselves, friends, relatives who may not have access to the internet. Take time to read these articles on the Automated Election System by clicking on the links:

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Video 1: "Quick Guide to the Automated Elections" uploaded to YouTube by ynewseditors.

Video 2: "2010 ELECTION VOTING MACHINE INFO. (Comelec Automation 2010)" uploaded to YouTube by cham191.
Survey Results table from Pulse Asia

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