IPINANUKALA ng isang opisyal ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang pagsasagawa ng “random manual audit” ng mga vote-counting machines (VCMs) at secure digital (SD) cards na magkaroon mg isyu sa naganap na halalan nitong Mayo 9.
Ayon kay Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudangco ,isinusulong ni Commissioner Marlon Casquejo ang pagsasagawa ng random audit sa Commission en banc.
“We initiate our own investigations and audits also to check what happened; to get the best practices; how do we improve for the next elections,”ayon kay Laudiangco sa isang press conference.
Nabatid na ang Commission at ang Comelec Advisory Committee (CAC) ay nagpulong para pag usapan ang isyu sa VCM sa natapos na halalan.
“Again, just initially, just a summary of the things discussed with the CAC. The common issues of the VCMs are very minor, scanner that needs cleaning, having to activate the printer, flickering LCD and most of them are paper jams. Paper jams are resolved by cleaning, by repositioning the VCM, by making sure the VCM is properly placed on the receptacle,” ayon pa kay Laudiangco.
Nabatid na ang lahat ng technical issue ay naresolba sa pamamagitan ng diagnostic at calibration at ang iba naman ay pawang minor issue lamang gaya ng hindi maayozs ang connection ng connectors,hindi nsi-connect sng mga baterya at AC plugs.
“As to the random technical audit of SD cards, we will have a timeline. We will be able to conduct the audit after the period for filing of election protest since after proclamation under the rules those who will file election protest have 10 days to file their protest,” dagdag ni Laudangco. (Jaymel Manuel)
