When VCMs break down, voters should have the option to wait and should not be deprived of the right to check if their votes were counted or not. Read this story by AdrianINQ to learn more.
In 2019, the Comelec said 961 VCMs and 1,665 SD cards had glitches as Filipinos cast their votes for the midterm elections. It was 1.1 percent of 85,000 VCMs and 1.9 percent of 1,665 SD cards.Kontra Daya, however, stressed that the VCMs for the 2022 elections are “not generally brand new,” saying that these have been used in past elections.
“This is a crucial assessment point. The role of Smartmatic since 2010 should take center stage as we make sense of what went wrong,” it said.With VCM breakdowns and the longer time required to vote because of COVID-19 restrictions, Kontra Daya said there is a high possibility that many voters would not be able to vote by 7 p.m., the time polling precincts are supposed to close.
This was the reason that it asked the Comelec to extend the voting hours beyond 7 p.m., saying that “extending voting hours can help prevent disenfranchisement.” There are 65,709,572 domestic registered voters for the 2022 elections and there are 106,174 domestic precincts with one VCM each. There is an average of 619 voters in every precinct.It stressed that the 1,800 VCMs that have crashed already translates to 1.1 million possibly affected voters, or two percent of the registered voters: “This is a substantial number especially for electoral races that are tightly contested.
“Already, Kontra Daya has received reports of voters going home after being unable to wait due to long lines or the arrival of replacement machines. This is a clear case of voter disenfranchisement,” it said.
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