MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday sealed a deal with the joint venture of SMS Global Technologies Inc. and Sequent Tech Inc. for the first-ever online voting and counting system (OVCS) for Filipino overseas voters. The joint venture had the lowest calculated bid for the procurement of OVCS among four bidders for the upcoming 2025 midterm elections. In his speech, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia stressed that online voting would encourage more Filipinos to exercise their right to vote. There’s no difference with internet voting.) “Nag-comply fully itong joint venture sa ni-prescribe naming terms of preference,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 26, 2024 00:25 UTC