Comelec-NIR: Minor issues resolved in final testing of counting machines

Comelec-NIR: Minor issues resolved in final testing of counting machines

TESTING. Women line up to “cast their votes” during the final testing and sealing of automated counting machines at a shopping mall in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, on May 6, 2025. Minor issues were promptly resolved during the province-wide test. (PNA photo by Mary Judaline F. Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY — The final testing and sealing (FTS) of automated counting machines (ACMs) for the May 12 elections in Negros Oriental was completed Tuesday w…

Comelec: Everything set for May 12 polls

(UPDATE) COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said the distribution of 7.5 million ballots for the National Capital Region, along with the final testing and sealing (FTS) of the automated counting machines (ACMs), would be completed on Wednesday, five days before the May 12 midterm polls. "Today, we will start the distribution of ballots to the treasury's office of the cities of Caloocan, Marikina, Pasig, Valenzuela, Qu…

Comelec begins delivery of 7.5 million ballots for Metro Manila voters

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 6, started the first shipment of official ballots bound for the National Capital Region (NCR), six days before the May 2025 midterm polls.Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced the delivery of all 7.5 million ballots designated for NCR voters following the successful distribution to other regions, where ballots are already secured in municipal and city treasurers’ offices."Ngayong ara…

Manila City Treasurer’s Office personnel continue to await the delivery of more than one million ballots for the 2025 midterm elections. Manila is among the nine cities that will receive ballots today based on the schedule of the National Printing Office and the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Aside from the police escorts, the Manila Police District (MPD) will also deploy guards around Manila City Hall to ensure that there are no glitches in…

417 ballot boxes verified by Comelec-Iloilo City ahead of polls

ILOILO City – The election officers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) – Iloilo City, together with the City Treasurer’s Office, conducted the checking and inspection of 417 boxes of official ballots intended for all clustered voting precincts in the city yesterday. According to Engr. Jinny C. Hermano, head of the City Treasurer’s Office, the […]

ACMs tested in Davao City ‘generally working’ ok, but could be inconsistent with wrong markings

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 May) — The Archdiocesan Commission on Elections Monitoring Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (ACE-COM PPCRV) pointed out that the automated counting machines (ACMs) that underwent final counting and testing on Tuesday were “generally working” properly, but “appear[ed] inconsistent” when wrong marking patterns are used. Testing an automated counting machine (ACM) at the Davao City National High School Tuesda…