ACM glitches, ‘overvoting’ top Election Day woes

ACM glitches, ‘overvoting’ top Election Day woes

Follow Philippine election results and other updates. SCENES FROM ELECTION DAY Senior citizens and persons with disabilities (top left) cast their votes at a mall in Manila before a sign that says “Convenience to Filipino voters.” Indeed, voters who took a chance at the malls said it was cooler and the process more organized in these “precincts,” unlike in school grounds such as Batasan Hills National High School in Quezon City (above right) and…

Faulty voting machines dominate reports of poll violations, says watchdog

​Poll watchdog Konta Daya received at least 4,566 reports of election violations, most of which were caused by errors in automated counting machines (ACMs).According to the group, these cases of ACM error included paper jams, mismatch of actual votes against voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) results, and overvoting due to slight smudges or markings on the ballot, with the last two also resulting in voter disenfranchisement.**media[11286]*…

Voting in Cebu school halted as glitch hits 7 counting machines

Voting in the precincts of Guadalupe Elementary School in Cebu City was temporarily put to a halt on election day, Monday, as seven automated counting machines (ACM) encountered technical issues.

Automated counting machines rejecting ballots? Comelec explains

The Commission on Elections on Monday urged the voting public to carefully inspect the ballots they will receive and ensure these are clean, as several voters r

PBBM experienced minor voting technical glitch

MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. encountered a minor technical issue while casting his vote for the 2025 midterm elections on Monday in Batac, Ilocos Norte.  Marcos, one of the first voters at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School, took only a few minutes to complete his voting but faced an error after his ballot […]

Voters frustrated over accidental ‘overvote’ cases

By JIAN ZHARESE JOEIS SANZBulatlat.com BULACAN – Numerous cases of accidental ‘overvotes’ were reported since the morning of the 2025 midterm elections today, May 12.  Loyd, not his real name, of Baesa, Quezon City, expressed his frustrations in an online interview with Bulatlat, saying that the ink smudged all over the shaded area of his ballot, which caused the automated counting machine (ACM) to declare his vote as an “overvote.” “[The member…