1. R OADMAP, P REPARATIONS, O UTLOOK AND C HALLENGES FOR A UTOMATED E LECTIONS BY: Comm. Rene V. Sarmiento

2. COMELEC focused on 2010 elections. Preparations for the elections (registration, cleansing of voter’s list, automation, Comelec-GO NGO cooperation) ongoing COMELEC not distracted by talks about Charter Change via Con-Ass 2 1 1 C OMELEC and the 2010 E lections:

3. A.COMELEC is hopeful that the automation project using Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) will push through as planned B.Ten providers bought bid documents; only 7 submitted bid proposals; only one passed all tests (eligibility, technical and financial) C. Bidding process transparent, open to the public

4. D.SBAC Recommended Smartmatic/Total Information Management and Commission En banc approved it on June 9, 2009 E.Notice of Award F.Posting of Performance Security G.Notice to Proceed; Contract preparation and signing

5. 1.Legal basis in Section 5, R.A. No. 9369 2.Pilot testing during the 2008 Regional ARMM elections 3.Recommendation by Advisory Council 4.In USA, paper band optical scan system is the most prevalent voting technology 5.Voting flow H.P recinct C ount O ptical S can (PCOS)

7. NATIONAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS PROVINCIAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS MUNICIPAL/CITY BOARD OF CANVASSERS Precinct COMELECCONGRESS Server for Dominant Majority/Minority Parties, Citizens Arm, KBP Advance Results Comelec Central Back-up Server Advance Results/ Monitoring Secured Public Website Mun./City COC SOVP Prov. COC SOVM/C ELECTION RETURNS AUTOMATED SYSTEM OF CANVASSING AND TRANSMISSION VIA CELLULAR OR SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY 30 Regions in all

8. 1 Magpakilala sa Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) sa presinto kung saan kayo nakarehistro. Matapos mapatunayan ang inyong pagkakilanlan, bibigyan kayo ng balota na may mga pangalan na ng mga kandidato. Paraan ng Pagboto

9. 2 Gamit ang marker, itiman o i-shade ng buo ang bilog na nasa tabi ng pangalan ng inyong mga napiling kandidato.

10.   Tamang Paraan ng Pag-shade sa balota.   |   Okay! 

11. Paraan ng Pagboto 3 Pagka tapos bumoto i-feed ang nasagutang balota sa Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) Machine. Ang balota ay didiretso sa transparent ballot box.

12. 1. Source Code Review Sec. 11, Sec. 14 of RA 9369 I. T ransparency and C onfidence B uilding M easures

13. 2. Field testing, followed by mock elections Sec. 11 of RA 9369 – in one or more cities/municipalities Field Test – Nov 28 Field Test 2, if necessary – Dec 05 Mock elections – Dec 13 2 NCR 2 Luzon 2 Visayas 2 Mindanao

14. Sec. 11 of RA 9369 – Technical Evaluation Committee shall certify not later than three months before the date of the electoral exercise that the AES, including its hardware and software components, is operating properly, securely and accurately based on field testing and mock elections. 3. TEC Certification

15. Sec. 14, RA 9369 – At least 3 days before election day Counting Transmission Consolidation 4. Testing and sealing of AES

16.  Print, broadcast (radio and TV) and presentation in audio-visual, Internet and other media forms  Road show in every region  Training  Public website 5. I nformation C ampaign

17. Voting, counting and canvassing procedures Contingency measures Protest mechanism 7. Examination and testing the PCOS before voting starts through test ballots and test forms 6. Early release of General Instructions

18. R andom M anual A udit Sec. 29 of RA 9369 – Random Manual Audit in one precinct per congressional district randomly chosen by the Commission in each province and city 8. Watchers 9. C ontinuity Plan/Contingency measures

19. J.C ontinuing R egistration under R.A. No. 8189  Covers first time Voters Ages 18 and above  Registration Lasts until October 31, 2009  Satellite Registration Centers  Biometrics of voters being captured  Validation, transfer of registration, activation  1,049,843 registrants as of June 3, 2009

20. R E G I S T R A T I O N WHEN : During office hours, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, (Mondays – Saturdays including holidays) beginning December 2, 2008 (Tuesday) to October 31, 2009 (Saturday) WHERE : at the office of the local COMELEC office where you reside HOW : personally COVERAGE : all cities and municipalities, except the ARMM

21. 1.Coordination with office of Local Civil Registrar 2.Registration of voters who failed to vote twice. G. CVL G. C leansing of V oter’s L ist

22. W When a person comes in to apply for registration, his/her biometrics will be captured digitally, that is, digital images of his/her photograph, fingerprints and signature will be taken/captured using COMELEC's Data Capture Machine (DCM). 3.Biometrics of Voters Being Captured

24. W W hen this screen appears on the Data Capture System (DCS), biometrics capture is complete.

25. 4. Implementation of A utomated F ingerprint I dentification S ystems (AFIS) REGISTER NOW!

26. H.COMELEC, NGO and Civil Society Cooperation 1.Accreditation of PPCRV as Citizen’s Arm in Registration 2.MOA Between PPCRV, NAMFREL, CEAP and COCOPEA 3.MOA Between COMELEC, University of Cebu and other Cebu Universities. 4.YVote –Philippines and Youth Caravan 5.COMELEC and Task Force 2010.

27. 6.Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and COMELEC collaboration. 7.National Youth Commission and COMELEC team-up 8.Boto mo, Ipatrol mo! 9.PPCRV and PCS MOA 10.COMELEC, Xavier University, PIA, NYC MOA

28. T ask F orce 2010 posters

29. Y outh V ote Caravan

30. I. C hallenges F acing COMELEC

31. 3Ms3Ms3Ms3Ms Misappreciation of ballots Misreading of ballots Misbehavior of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) A.Critics of PCOS Automated Election System

32. 3Bs3Bs3Bs3Bs Ballot switching Ballot stuffing Ballot snatching Overworked BEIs/ poll watchers Overtired BEIs/poll watchers

33. B.Critics of Poll Automation in General C.Cha-cha and No-El scenario D.Vote-buying

34. Government/LGUs, as Invaluable Partners of Comelec. 1.Registration 2.Education 3.Information 4.Network/Tie-up 5.Voting

35. Conclusion Gloom and Doom vs. Light and Hope Success of elections and strength of democracy rest on three pillars: good governance, enlightened electorate and vigilant civil society Ora et labora

36. G OD B LESS!