LEGAZPI CITY — The Fee on Elections (Comelec) in Bicol reported that it encountered glitches in the course of the last testing and sealing (FTS) of automated counting machines (ACMs) within the area as preparations for the elections on Might 12 strategy its final phases.
The glitches had been seen throughout routine pre-election checks, the place the machines skilled technical malfunctions, significantly points with USB drives, lawyer Maria Juana Valeza, Comelec Bicol director, advised the Inquirer in a non-public message on Tuesday.
“Out of the 5,877 polling precincts, solely 16 didn’t proceed with the ultimate testing and sealing because of faulty USB drives. We have to change them and (we) anticipate to have the replacements on Tuesday. We’ll reschedule the FTS for Might 7 (Wednesday),” Valeza mentioned.
She defined that the first problem with the ACMs was that the configured precincts didn’t match the inner information.
In response to Comelec information, Bicol has 4,053,977 registered voters who will take part within the nationwide and native elections.
Affected areas
When requested concerning the particular provinces and cities affected by the glitch, Valeza talked about that the issue was encountered in two faculties within the municipality of Daraga in Albay province.
She additionally listed Garchitorena, Goa, Milaor, Ocampo, Pasacao, Pili, and Sipocot in Camarines Sur that had glitches.
In Masbate, the cities of Mobo and Esperanza additionally skilled glitches, she added.
One college in Casiguran city, Sorsogon and one other in Labo, Camarines Norte, had been additionally affected, she mentioned.
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“To sum it up, the Ultimate Testing and Sealing was largely profitable as a result of a lot of the machines examined confirmed regular performance,” she burdened.
Valeza additionally assured voters that the Comelec is “totally ready and one hundred pc prepared to make sure the integrity of the elections on Might 12. INQ
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