The turnout at Santo Tomas, Batangas town proper was relatively higher than in past elections. It took me three hours from the time I reached the school serving as a voting precinct until the time I went out of the classroom. The lines were long and there were a lot of people trying to cut lines.

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Slow progress and general disorganization in the conduct of the automated elections are causing voters to leave polling centers and discouraging others from going to precincts.

According to ABS-CBN, a precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machine has failed to function in Bunlo Elementary School in Bocaue, Bulacan.

Long lines and software glitches of the PCOS machines marred the first two hours of elections, according to reports by Pinoy netizens.

Am I glad to finally get the voting process over with. Having been granted Comelec accreditation, I had an ID to take photos inside my precinct. I arrived at my clustered precinct 221 in Pasig City, District 2 at 5:30 in the morning. The [[BEI]], the [[PPCRV]] and even the [[PCOS]] technician were a...

The automated elections: how to resolve potential problems

While you may already be familiar with how to vote in an automated election , there are a few technical problems that can occur before your vote gets counted and transmitted. This interactive guide to the May 2010 elections illustrates what can g...

I was present at a press conference last February 18, called by the the National Movement for Free Elections ( NAMFREL ) Chairman, Jose Cuisia , together with Damaso Magbual (Chairman, NAMFREL Membership Committee) and Eric Jude Alvia (NAMFREL Secretary General).

Cuisia announced that whether they get ac...