Senate okays computerized 2007 elections
THE Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws has endorsed a consolidated bill that would authorize the Commission on Elections to use an automated election system in the May 11, 2007, national or local elections and subsequent electoral exercises.
The committee, chaired by Sen. Richard J. Gordon, submitted Senate Bill 2231, amending Republic Act 8436, as a consolidated version of bills of similar nature authored by Senators Edgardo Angara, Ralph Recto and Gordon.
The bill declared as “the policy of the State to ensure free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible electoral exercises, using an automated election system that will assure the secrecy and sanctity of the ballot in order that the results of elections, plebiscites, referenda and other electoral exercises shall be fast, accurate and reflective of the genuine will of the people.”
The bill defined the automated election system as a “system using appropriate technology for voting, counting, consolidating, canvassing, transmission of election results and other processes in the conduct of electoral exercises.”
It provides that among the three regular members of the board of election inspectors in every precinct, at least one shall be an “information technology-capable person, who is trained and certified to use the system.”
Each board of canvassers shall also have as consultant an information technology expert trained and authorized to use the automated system. For this purpose, the Comelec shall deputize information technology experts from government offices and agencies.
An advisory council would be created to review and recommend the most appropriate, applicable and cost-effective technology to be applied in the new system, and participate as nonvoting members of the Committee on Bidding and Awards in the conduct of the bidding for the AES.
The election returns and certificates of canvass transmitted electronically and digitally signed shall be considered as official election results and shall be used as basis for the proclamation of a candidate.
The Committee Report 58 was signed by Senator Gordon, chairman; Sen. Manny Villar, vice-chairman; Senators Pia S. Cayetano, Ralph Recto, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Joker P. Arroyo, Juan Ponce Enrile, Edgardo J. Angara, Sergio Osmeña 3rd, Alfredo S. Lim, members; Senate President Pro-Tempore Juan M. Flavier, Majority Leader Francis N. Pangilinan and Minority Leader Aquilino G. Pimentel Jr., ex-officio members.
Manila Times
The committee, chaired by Sen. Richard J. Gordon, submitted Senate Bill 2231, amending Republic Act 8436, as a consolidated version of bills of similar nature authored by Senators Edgardo Angara, Ralph Recto and Gordon.
The bill declared as “the policy of the State to ensure free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible electoral exercises, using an automated election system that will assure the secrecy and sanctity of the ballot in order that the results of elections, plebiscites, referenda and other electoral exercises shall be fast, accurate and reflective of the genuine will of the people.”
The bill defined the automated election system as a “system using appropriate technology for voting, counting, consolidating, canvassing, transmission of election results and other processes in the conduct of electoral exercises.”
It provides that among the three regular members of the board of election inspectors in every precinct, at least one shall be an “information technology-capable person, who is trained and certified to use the system.”
Each board of canvassers shall also have as consultant an information technology expert trained and authorized to use the automated system. For this purpose, the Comelec shall deputize information technology experts from government offices and agencies.
An advisory council would be created to review and recommend the most appropriate, applicable and cost-effective technology to be applied in the new system, and participate as nonvoting members of the Committee on Bidding and Awards in the conduct of the bidding for the AES.
The election returns and certificates of canvass transmitted electronically and digitally signed shall be considered as official election results and shall be used as basis for the proclamation of a candidate.
The Committee Report 58 was signed by Senator Gordon, chairman; Sen. Manny Villar, vice-chairman; Senators Pia S. Cayetano, Ralph Recto, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Joker P. Arroyo, Juan Ponce Enrile, Edgardo J. Angara, Sergio Osmeña 3rd, Alfredo S. Lim, members; Senate President Pro-Tempore Juan M. Flavier, Majority Leader Francis N. Pangilinan and Minority Leader Aquilino G. Pimentel Jr., ex-officio members.
Manila Times
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