Zhems Presentation

Elections 101nutshelling the automated elections of 2010

James JimenezDirector for Education and InformationPhilippines Commission on Elections

• Estimated 47,000,000 registered voters• 44,009,069 registered voters - as of April 20, 2009

ERB Hearing• 58,327 registration records cancelled by reason of death• 1,246,272 registration records deactivated

• Last ERB Hearing on November 16, 2009

• 80 Provinces • 1,631 cities and municipalities• 320,415 Established Precincts (estimate)• 80,136 Clustered Precincts (estimate)• 37,884 Polling Centers (estimate)• 82,200 PCOS Machines• 80,136 PCOS Machines for distribution to

clustered precincts

The automation of the 2010 elections is a massive

transformational exercise that will usher in a new era of

credible elections.

Verification of voter identityVoting

Counting and CanvassingTransmission of Results

Shade in the oval opposite the name of the candidate you want to vote for

DO NOT OVERVOTE

counting machine

ballot box

FAKE?NO!

YES!

BALLOT REJECTED!!!

Municipal/City Board of Canvassers

Provincial Board of

Canvassers

National Board of

Canvassers

Congress COMELEC

PrecinctElection Returns

Mun./City COC

SOVP

Prov. COC

SOVM/C

Physical transport

Physical transport

Physical transport

Manual System of Canvassing

Municipal/City Board of Canvassers

Provincial Board of

Canvassers

National Board of

Canvassers

Congress COMELEC

Precinct

Physical transport

Physical transport

Physical transport

Electronic Transmission

Comelec Central Back-

up ServerAdvance Results/

Monitoring

Server for Dominant Majority/

Minority Parties, Citizens Arm,

KBPAdvance Results

Secured Public

Website

Election Returns

Mun./City COC

SOVP

Prov. COC

SOVM/C

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• Faster and more efficient information dissemination• Allowed the creation of volunteer bases nationwide• Citizenry is more engaged than ever before

http://www.comelec.gov.ph

http://bagongbotante.ph