This May 10, 2010 Philippines will make history as they will have their first ever automated elections. This year’s election has been, so far, the most interesting, exciting, nerve wracking, and thrilling elections. The presidentiables have put in a tough fight and now they push on with their ongoing fight even as the campaign period was officially closed yesterday. With only a few hours to go till the elections here we have a list of How to prepare for elections 2010 . But even as everyone is preparing for the first Automated elections in the Philippines, there are still ongoing issues the Comelec (Commission on Election) has yet answer. ABS-CBN news has given out information through their Diyes sa Mayo 10 about how the elections could go wrong. 1. Ballot form sensitivity There has been several discussions about the possibility of someone already tampering the form so that your vote won’t be included. It is reminded that nothing should tamper the ballot as this may be the reason why the PCOS machine won’t accept your vote. This could be smudges, sweat drop, or other forms of damaging the form so be very careful to check your form twice. 2. Heat Okay so maybe this is not one of the concerns of ABS-CBN but one must note that the Philippines have been undergoing very high temperatures. The PCOS machines have been tested among small groups of people but have they been tested on HUNDREDS or THOUSANDS of people? Especially during a very hot season in the Philippines? Just my theory. 3. Electricity It has been no secret that there has been several blackouts in the Philippines due to Electricity shortage. In fact as I am typing here a fellow Filipino Netizen informed of a blackout currently in Dumaguete. Although the power companies have been strong on saying they will do their best to help in a successful elections, the people still are in doubt of the capacity of the electronic elections. 4. Indedible Ink According to ABS-CBN the Indedible ink actually lacks some Nitrate to make it not easily washed off. They say that there is still a possibility that it can be easily washed off. These are but a few of the possible factors for failure of elections. But I do believe if everyone will just cooperate, follow the rules, and hope for the best, then everything will turn out okay. Possible Failure in the Philippines’ first automated Elections is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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Possible Failure in the Philippines’ first automated Elections
