(Philippine Daily Inquirer) | Published: November 14, 2014
Amid concerns raised over the use of poll automation again in the 2016 elections, a civil society group has claimed that the automated election system (AES) has reinstilled integrity in the election process.
“Our experience in 2013 was successful in reinstilling integrity in the election process. The results were reliable, efficient and swift,” Democracy Watch’s Tim Abejo said in a statement.
The group assailed the critics of poll automation who are proposing a return to manual elections in 2016, saying the “regression” will only benefit election operators and cheaters.
Democracy Watch said it was supporting the Comelec’s move to increase the number of precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines as a practical step to address the congestion in some clustered precincts.
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