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Comelec inclined to test

AES Watch's TAPAT
By: Anne Fernandez, InterAksyon.com
July 20, 2015 7:49 PM

Voter registration verification activity by Comelec. File

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MANILA - Commission on Elections (Comelec)
Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Monday that
it's possible the poll body might consider giving the
home-grown Transparent Election System (TAPAT)
being proposed by the Automated Election System
Watch a test.
Guanzon told journalists that Comelec is inclined to
consider the merits and attributes of the election
system, given the mix of assessment and suggestions
from various stakeholders the 2016 national and local
polls.
Commissioner Guanzon said she may ask the
Comelec Advisory Council to give TAPAT a test.
"The Council, as well as experts from the Department
of Science and Technology can look at the system,
especially in light of the desire of Comelec chairman
Andres Bautista for the council to advice the en banc
about the best election system option.
However, Bautista has declared that, given the time
constraint, Comelec seems likely to either choose to
refurbish 81,896 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS)
machines or lease the 70,977 Optical Mark Reader
units.
"These are the only [remaining] options that we are
looking at for 2016," Bautista told a press forum, the
Kapihan sa Diamond Hotel, at the weekend.
The poll chief hinted that Comelec is unlikely to
consider any other system, such as TAPAT, for 2016,
explaining that the poll body no longer wants to
"experiment" with any new technology for lack of time.
But, Bautista assured, Comelec may look at these
options for the 2019 and other succeeding elections.
TAPAT, which is developed by Filipino IT professionals,
is a voting system that uses lotto-style ballots that are
scanned by the voting machine and which provides
each voter with a verification receipt and conducts
automated counting as part of the process.
The election returns that TAPAT produces will then be
digitally-signed by the Board of Election Inspectors
(BEIs) prior to electronic transmission.
On Monday, the AES Watch and allied organizations,
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On Monday, the AES Watch and allied organizations,

CenPEG and TransparentElections.Org, conducted a
mock election at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng
Maynila (PLM) to showcase the system's capability.
Among those observing the demo were Bautista,
Guanzon, and Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez,
as well as Manila auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo
and students of PLM.
While feeding his sample ballot to the equipment,
Bautista noted how the voter verification receipt makes
the system vulnerable to vote-buying and vote-selling
activities.
"This looks like the best way to collect money if you
want to sell your vote," Bautista observed.
However, Bautista declined to give an initial
assessment, adding that he may give it after their en
banc meeting on Tuesday.
Bishop Pabillo, on the other hand, approved of having
a receipt-like document given to voters as it can prove
transparency and ensure accuracy in voting.
Guanzon said she will tackle the matter before the
commission en banc in the Tuesday regular meeting.
"We are studying all options. I will report my experience
to the en banc," Guanzon said.
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