EU-CenPEG Project 3030 Election

Monitoring
http://eucenpeg3030.projectpeoplesweb.org

• Sources:
•Project 3030
regional
coordinators
•Media
•Other online
submissions
EU-CenPEG Project 3030 Election
Monitoring
http://eucenpeg3030.projectpeoplesweb.org

•Started last May 3

during the first day
of final testing and
sealing
•Continuous
•Cases reported are
for further probing
in the coming days
 Examples of actual reports
received and encoded into the
EU-CenPEG monitoring site
 PCOS trouble: Luzo

Mabini,
Lipa City,
Batangas

Clustered Precinct #98,

Mabini, Lipa City,
Batangas - PCOS machine
stopped working at
12:37pm, then worked
again at 1:40pm; but it
stopped again at 1:54pm,
and failed to work again
until now. (May 10, 2010,
4:17p.m.)
PCOS trouble: Visaya

Central
Visayas

A total of 67 PCOS
machines malfunctioned in
4 cities/15 towns in Cebu
and 1 city/5 towns in Bohol
or a total of 45 voting
centers. Some voters left
the polling place when the
machine malfunctioned.
PCOS trouble: Mindana

Marama
g,
Bukidno
n
Voting has been
stopped due to a
PCOS malfunction.
Only 140 people
were able to cast
votes at Camp 1
Elementary School.
(May 10, 3:16p.m.)
• How many PCOS machines were
defective, both minor and major?
• How many were disenfranchised
as a result of these defects? How
many precincts halted
operations while waiting for the
machine to be repaired or
replaced?
Disenfranchisement: Luzo

Bgy.Patimbao and
Bgy. Gatid in Sta.
Cruz, Laguna

List of voters just

arrived at 3:30pm in
Bgy.Patimbao and
Bgy. Gatid in Sta.
Cruz, Laguna.
Disenfranchisement: Visay

Central/
Eastern
Visayas

Voters waited for an

average of 5-6 hrs
before being able to
cast their votes.
Some reported to
have waited for 9
hours.
Disenfranchisement: Mindan

El Salvador,
Misamis
Oriental

Bgys. Cogon and

Hinigdaan of El
Salvador City,
Misamis Oriental -
After an hour, only
four (4) people were
able to vote. (May
10, 2:19p.m.)
• How many were disenfranchised
as a result of the slow voting
process/ poor crowd control, late
opening of polls, incomplete
election paraphernalia, etc.?
Transmission Failure: Luz

Bauang, La
Union

Declared failure of
transmission in 41 of 59
precincts or 18 precincts
here due to lack of signal
and BGAN did not work.
Election officer decided
to just hand-carry
printed ERs and CF cards
from the precincts. (May
11, 2010)
Transmission Failure: Visay

Sta. Barbara,
Iloilo

May 10, 9:45 PM, the

BOC decided that all of
the 69 CF cards will be
physically transported to
the municipal
canvassing.
Transmission Failure: Mindan

Zamboanga
City,
Zamboanga
del Sur

Four (4)
municipalities have
not yet transmitted
COCs to the PBOC as
of May 12.
• Why didn't Comelec anticipate
the widespread transmission
problem in specific areas?
• Were proper security measures
followed during the transport of
the CF cards to the municipal
canvassing?
FTS/ CF Card problems: Luzo

Tarlac City,
Gerona, Pura &
Ramos in Tarlac

Defective CF cards were

reported from different
areas in Tarlac - Tarlac
City:28, Gerona:9, Pura:2,
Ramos:1. Attempts were
made to fix the CF cards
but to no gain. The
precincts are still waiting
for new CF cards to arrive
from Manila
FTS/ CF Card problems: Visay

Tacloban
City

Reconfigured CF
card intended for a
PCOS in San Jose
Central School in
Tacloban City was
delivered 8p.m. of
May 10.
FTS/ CF Card problems: Visay

Kawayan,
Biliran,
Leyte

Reconfigured CF card
was delivered only at
5PM  in Balacson
Central School,
Balacson, Kawayan,
Biliran. Final testing
and sealing was not
conducted.
FTS/ CF Card problems: Mindan

Cagayan de
Oro City

CF card
malfunctioned; it
was unsealed and
reinserted into the
PCOS. (May 10,
2:05p.m.)
• What percentage of PCOS machines and
reconfigured CF cards nationwide did not
undergo FTS?
• Why were there pronouncements made
by Smartmatic and Comelec before the
elections that all reconfigured CF cards
had already been delivered, when in fact,
a number had not yet reached its
precincts before May 10?
 UV Lamps: Luzon

Pasay
City

Padre Zamora
Elementary School,
Pasay - UV lamps
were not used to
scan the authenticity
of ballots before
giving them to the
voters.
 UV Lamps: Visaya

Western
Visayas

Almost all poll watchers

(approx 200 in 344
clustered precincts in
Iloilo City) said that the
BEIs thought that the UV
lamps were flashlights,
so these were not used.
Same with Aklan, Capiz
and Guimaras.
UV Lamps: Mindanao

Kauswag
an,
Cagayan
de Oro
City
• Were the BEIs given orientation on
the use of the UV lamps to scan the
ballots for UV security markings
before giving the ballot to the voter
to ensure that there are no fake
ballots?
• Why were UV lamps not used in most
precincts when Comelec had
procured 80,000 UV lamps worth
more than P30 million?
Throng of voters at a Punta
Princesa, Cebu polling place
Tacloban, Leyte –
NADJA, sa Tacloban ba
itong picture?
2 PCOS machines waiting for
CF cards in Angeles,
Pampanga
CBOC in Angeles,
Pampanga
Paper jam situation at La Opinion
Elementary School La Opinion, Nabua,
Camarines Sur