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Incomplete reporting by the Comelec
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from
NAMFREL Election Monitor Vol.3, No.1 |
by Telibert C. Laoc, Member, NAMFREL National
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International Elections Specialist |
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At this link you will find the National
Board of Canvassers' resolution 10-13 of June 5, 2013 officially
proclaiming the results of the senatorial race:
http://www.comelec.gov.ph/uploads/Elections/2013natloc/res/nboc_res_001013.pdf |
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A few
questions begged to be asked: |
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1. How
many established and clustered
precincts did these results come
from?
2. What is the total number of
voters who voted?
3. Of this number (in 2), how many
voted for senators?
4. What is the average number of
candidates voted?
5. How many over-voted for senators?
6. How many ballots were spoiled or
uncounted (this is referred to as a
spoiled ballot rate)? |
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In this day and age of technology and
electronics in elections, the figures would certainly help: |
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enhance the credibility of the
election by making the results
audit-able; |
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inform
the political parties, candidates,
academe, and voter outreach programs
about how might voters view the
candidates and why voters do not
(historically) vote for 12 senators;
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guide
candidates who wish to lodge a
protest if results could be
overturned if over-voted, blank
votes or undervoted, and rejected or
spoiled ballots are reviewed. |
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For the May polls, there were 52,014,846 [http://bit.ly/ZEd52D,
Comelec] voters, and 39,898,992 voted (turnout of 75.72 percent)
[http://bit.ly/15W1D7D, Rappler]. The Comelec tallied the total
valid votes for senators at 298,625,797. So the fill up rate is 7.6.
How would all the other contests -- party-list, district
representatives to Congress, provincial governors, vicegovernors,
provincial councilors, mayors, vice-mayors, and local councilors --
look like if all the figures above were reported alongside the
results of the voting?
Comelec is remiss in their duty in reporting election results.
Seriously, I think the Comelec needs to just be serious about their
work. What do you think?
(Editor's note: This article originally appeared in Mr. Laoc's blog,
http://telibert.blogspot.com)
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