HERE’S an excerpt from the Infotech article.
DRE uses a touch-screen or touch-pad technology for voting, while OMR requires voters to fill up a paper-based ballot which is fed to a specially designed machine, similar to a scanner.
The Comelec en banc, however, has decided to use the DRE technology for the whole province of Maguindanao, which was contrary to the advisory council’s recommendation which limited the use of DRE in two cities or municipalities.
The advisory council has recommended the DRE technology in two cities or municipalities.
Jimenez said the Comelec en banc decided to use the DRE for the whole province of Maguindanao to test the technology in time for the 2010 elections. The ARMM automated polls is a test pilot leading to the 2010 presidential elections, the Comelec spokesperson said.
August 11th, 2008 at 10:41 am
High-tech polls: No more ‘Hello Garci’
Whoever said this is absolutely wrong. Election here in our country is a magical event. ‘Hello Garci’ didn’t take place upon the Election Day. It happened after all the ballots are being counted. Our unsung heroes told this. Our neglected public school teachers know what will happen next. Last, election I volunteered as a PPCRV watcher. It’s the least I can do even I’m not an active tax payer. I volunteered without pay. Those teachers had told me that even we counted it up several times, it doesn’t stop there. The real cheating will took place once all ballots are taken. Once all this process is counted. Whoever is the highest bidder gets his votes.
High-tech polls: No more ‘Show me the Money’…. Christmas is here.
July 27th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Finally, our elections is automated after years of manual tabulation. The credit goes to the Commission on Elections and the Filipino people.
February 14th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Its good and bad. Because its easy to program the computer. Its easy to delete and the votes in order for them to manapulate the votes to their favor. How can you even trust this administration when they already proven how they’re corrupted.