Losing senatorial candidate suggest going back to manual counting 0 SHARES Share it! “I suggest that we go back to manual counting at the precinct level to do away with malfunctioning VCM (vote counting machines) and SD (secure digital memory) cards and possible manipulation of codes in the SD cards,” he told reporters during a press conference Tuesday. At present, Alejano–who ran for senator under the opposition’s “Otso Diretso” banner–says vote counting at the precincts is now being done “in private” instead of being open to the public. This is because the VCMs transmit the votes contained in the ballots electronically, eliminating the need for the manual counting of votes. Reverting to manual counting “provides a way for poll watchers at the precinct level to verify the counting of votes,” according to Alejano.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 21, 2019 13:18 UTC