Islamic
City of Marawi (25 January) -- The provincial office of the Commission
on Elections (COMELEC) here in Lanao del Sur is set to conduct a series
of public demonstration on the use of the Precinct Count Optical Scan
(PCOS) to voters in the different municipalities of the province.
According
to COMELEC-ARMM Regional Director Rey Sumalipao, the PCOS is the
solution in making every step of the electoral process transparent,
orderly, credible and auditable.
He
said the public demonstration which is part of their voter's education
campaign will give voters an idea on how the machine works.
The
use of the PCOS, he further said, will shorten the burden of manual
counting and transmission of election results from precinct level to
municipal and provincial board of canvassers.
Sumalipao also added that the training for teachers on the automated electoral process will be completed by March.
On the other hand, Lanao del Sur Election Officer Atty. Nasib Yasin encourages the public to participate in the demonstration.
With
the use of the PCOS machines, it is expected that cheating and other
election frauds will be minimized and winning candidates will be
proclaimed in due time which can minimize the tensions between
candidates and their respective supporters, the election officer added.
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