THE BALLOTVOTER MEETS

Automation and Change Managementfor the May 2010 National Elections

One Clustered Precinct, One PCOS

Voters shade the circle of candidates’ names

on the ballot

Automated Counting

Automated Canvassing

One Precinct,One Ballot Box

Voters write candidates’ names

on the ballot

Manual Counting

Manual Canvassing

MANUALELECTIONS

AUTOMATEDELECTIONS

Established Precincts have up to 200 voters

There are 320,415 ballot boxes

Clustered Precincts will have up to 1000 voters

There will be 80,136 PCOS machines(2,064 PCOS machines will serve as back-up)

320,415Established Precincts

80,136Clustered Precincts

ADJUSTMENTVoting period will be increased from 8 hours (7am to 3pm) to

11 hours (7am to 6pm)

CONCERN11 hours may not be enough for

1,000 people to finish voting

WRITING SHADING

There will still be a paper ballot

ADJUSTMENTVoters can’t change their votes

CONCERNSBecause the new ballot will

present all options, some voters may be prone to over voting

Old voters may not be able to understand how to use the

ballot

AUTOMATEDCOUNTING

MANUALCOUNTING

BEIs count the votes by reading them one by one and tallying them on election returns

The Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) will automatically scan the ballot, count the votes upon submission of voter

ADJUSTMENTVoters will directly engage the PCOS and must know how to

submit the ballot

The PCOS may be rigged; it may contain programmed results even before election begins

Machine failure

CONCERNS

MANUALCANVASSING

BEIs sum up the tallied votes before giving to Congress

The PCOS will automatically transmit the tallied results per machine to COMELEC

AUTOMATEDCANVASSING

ADJUSTMENTBEIs will not count the votes; Voters will not see a public

counting

CONCERNSThe PCOS may be rigged; it may

contain programmed results even before election begins

Machine failure

SECURITY MEASURESPCOS machines require a

password, PIN, authorized digital signature and is

equipped with a 128-bit encryption

CONTINUITY MEASURESThere are available back-up

PCOS machines

Paper ballots can still be counted

Tanauan, Batangas

San Isidro, Nueva Ecija

6 to 8 MinutesAverage Voting Time

By Age: Participants aged 17–21 had the fastest average time at 5 minutes and 26 seconds, while those aged 60–83 had the slowest average time at 7 minutes and 18 seconds

By Occupation: Students and teachers had the fastest average time at 5 minutes and 15 seconds, while the

retired/elderly participants had the slowest average time at 7 minutes and 49 seconds

GENERAL COMMENTSNew method of filling up the ballot (shading) is preferable but some found the ballot too long

Many participants were surprised with the number of possible candidate-options

Some participants found it confusing to have the list of choices per category broken across two or

more columns and/or on two different pages

RECOMMENDATIONSPolling areas should have a

holding room where voters can be oriented/reviewed on how to fill up the ballot through clear audio-

visual presentations or trained volunteers

RECOMMENDATIONSInstructions in the ballot should

be in Filipino or in the predominant local dialect

RECOMMENDATIONSWhere possible, candidate-

options for each position should be kept in the same column and/or ballot page

RECOMMENDATIONSVisual tools, such as color-coding, should be used in the final design of the ballot to distinguish the list

of candidate-options for one position from candidate-options

for another position

RECOMMENDATIONSVoter education should

familiarize voters with the ballot

RECOMMENDATIONSThere should be ballot orientation

activities customized for senior citizens and for voters with special

needs (literacy, persons with disabilities, etc..)

RECOMMENDATIONSLarge replicas of the ballot and a voting process flowchart in

both English and local dialects should be made available in

public places

RECOMMENDATIONSAt least 24 voting stations should be set up in each

clustered precinct

THE BALLOTVOTER MEETS

Automation and Change Managementfor the May 2010 National Elections