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'Duterte's call to replace Smartmatic shows his frustration on poll irregularities'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 12:37 AM

A Philippine election official believes President Rodrigo Duterte's call to replace Smartmatic, the country's vote-counting machine provider, is a reflection of his frustration over the perceived irregularities in the midterm polls. Read more »

Replace Smartmatic? Palace urges Comelec to heed Duterte’s call

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 09:49 AM

Malacañang urged the Commission on Elections Friday to heed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to replace vote counting machines from technology solutions firm Smartmatic for future polls. Read more »

Comelec: Legal basis needed to ban Smartmatic from PH polls

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 11:09 PM

MANILA – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez on Friday said there should be legal basis to exclude technology solutions firm Smartmatic in future public biddings for poll-related activities.  Read more »

Midterm elections 'credible' despite glitches: Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 01:13 PM

The midterm election this week was "credible" despite thousands of faulty vote counting machines and secure digital (SD) cards, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday.    Read more »

Veteran lawyer Macalintal says no poll irregularity over 7-hour transmission delay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 04:49 PM

MANILA - The 7-hour technical glitch that delayed parallel vote tallies after Monday's midterm elections is not a sign of irregularity, veteran election lawyer and failed Otso Diretso senatorial candidate Romulo Macalintal said Wednesday.  Read more »

Comelec traces glitches to low-quality SD cards, aged counting machines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 02:38 PM

The Comelec said there were more glitches in the 2019 elections compared to the 2016 polls, as it lamented using low quality SD cards and 3-year-old vote-counting machines.  Read more »

2016 election glitches likely to reoccur: watchdogs

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 03:18 PM

Glitches that marred the 2016 presidential elections may reoccur in the May 13 midterm polls, watchdogs warned Wednesday.  Read more »

Election source codes deposited at central bank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 03:10 PM

The Commission on Elections on Thursday deposited at the central bank the last batch of source codes containing commands that will guide the May 13 election's automated system.    Read more »

Voters urged to beware of vote-buying, fake news, 'circus' campaigns

Angelica Y. Yang
Updated as of Feb 27 05:47 PM

What today’s voters need to watch out for during elections, according to journalists, poll watchdogs, and a Comelec official.  Read more »

Duterte vows clean 2019 polls

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 09:01 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday vowed that the upcoming 2019 mid-term elections will be clean. Read more »