The document provides information about the Philippines' 2010 elections and the new automated voting system. It discusses (1) how voter identity will be verified, (2) the new voting and ballot processes using Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines, and (3) how ballots will be counted, results transmitted, and canvassing conducted from the precinct to national levels. The automation aims to usher in a new era of credible elections.

1. Elections 101
nutshelling the automated elections of 2010
bagongbotante voter education

2. The automation of the 2010
elections is a massive
transformational exercise that will
usher in a new era of credible
elections.

3.  Verification of voter identity
 Voting
 Counting and Canvassing
 Transmission of Results

4.  Verification of voter identity
 Voting
 Counting and Canvassing
 Transmission of Results

5. The MODERN List of Voters

6.  Verification of voter identity
 Voting
 Counting and Canvassing
 Transmission of Results

7. The MODERN Ballot

8. M A L I

10. 2. GO TO VOTING AREA
3. VOTE. GO TO PCOS
1. GET BALLOT
4. GET INKED
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VOTING HOURS:
7AM-6PM
At least 10 people can
vote at the same time

11. PCOS
ballot box
PCOS
Precinct
Count
Optical
Scan Unit

12. SECURITY KEY PORT
FEEDER
PRINTER
MEMORY CARD SLOTS
MENU SCREEN

13. Testing and Sealing
3 days before election day

14. ZERO REPORT
The zero – or
initialization
report –
demonstrates
that there are no
pre-loaded
results in the
PCOS at the start
of voting.

15. ZERO REPORT
The zero – or
initialization
report –
demonstrates
that there are no
pre-loaded
results in the
PCOS at the start
of voting.

16.  Verification of voter identity
 Voting
 Counting and Canvassing
 Transmission of Results

17. FAKE?
NO!
YES!
BALLOT REJECTED!!!
BALLOT SCANNED!!!

19. ELECTION
RETURNS
The ERs will be
printed in EIGHT
copies initially.
After electronic
transmission, an
additional 22
copies will be
printed

20. AUDIT LOG
The primary
means of
determining all
the activities of
the PCOS during
election day.

21.  Verification of voter identity
 Voting
 Counting and Canvassing
 Transmission of Results

22. Municipal/City
Board of
Canvassers
Provincial Board
of Canvassers
National Board
of Canvassers
Congress COMELEC
Precinct
Election Returns
Mun./City COC and SOVP
Prov. COC and SOVP
Physical
transport
Physical
transport
Physical
transport
MANUAL
CANVASSING
Note how critical
PHYSICAL
TRANSPORT is. If
physical transport
fails, the reports
cannot flow upward
to the NBOC

23. Municipal/City
Board of
Canvassers
Provincial Board
of Canvassers
National Board
of Canvassers
Congress COMELEC
Precinct
Election Returns
Mun./City COC and SOVP
Prov. COC and SOVP
Physical
transport
Physical
transport
Physical
transport
COMELEC CENTRAL
SERVER

24.  Verification of voter identity
 Voting
 Counting and Canvassing
 Transmission of Results

25. THINGS TO REMEMBER
BEFORE GOING
TO THE POLLING CENTER

26. • KNOW YOUR PRECINCT NUMBER
AND POLLING CENTER
• BRING AN IDENTIFICATION CARD
(I.D.)
• BRING YOUR LIST OF CHOSEN
CANDIDATES

27. THINGS TO DO
INSIDE THE POLLING
CENTER (school)

28. • PROCEED TO YOUR POLLING PLACE (classroom)
• LOOK FOR YOUR NAME FROM THE POSTED
COMPUTERIZED VOTERS LIST (PCVL) OUTSIDE THE
POLLING PLACE
• TAKE NOTE OF YOUR NUMBER ON THE PCVL
• IDENTIFY YOURSELF TO THE BEIs AND TELL THEM
YOUR NUMBER ON THE PCVL

29. • AFTER THE BEI HAS LOCATED YOUR NAME FROM
THE VOTERS LIST, GET YOUR BALLOT AND VOTE (you
vote by shading fully the ovals opposite the name of
your chosen candidate/s)
• FEED YOUR BALLOT TO THE PCOS MACHINE
• RETURN TO THE BEI FOR THE INDELIBLE INK

30. THINGS TO REMEMBER
IN SHADING YOUR
BALLOT

31. • SHADE FULLY THE OVAL OPPOSITE
THE NAME OF YOUR CHOSEN
CANDIDATE
• YOU MAY UNDERVOTE BUT DO
NOT OVERVOTE

32. • DO NOT FOLD YOUR BALLOT OR ALLOW
IT TO GET CRUMPLED.
• KEEP THE BALLOT FREE FROM STAINS,
SMUDGES OR ANY MARKS OTHER THAN
YOUR VOTES

33. HANDLE YOUR BALLOT
WITH CARE
YOU WILL ONLY BE GIVEN
ONE BALLOT

34. Thank you very
much! 
comelec.gov.ph
comelec_ncr@yahoo.com

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