00:00 The Commission on Elections conducts mock polls in select villages where an automated
00:05 election system will be implemented, with the October 30, 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang
00:10 Kabataan polls.
00:12 Unlike the rest of the country, which will use a manual system of voting, the following
00:16 villages will take advantage of vote-counting machines.
00:19 Kamalec Deputy Executive Director for Operations Rafael Olano says it will make the voting
00:24 process more convenient.
00:26 In January, Rep. Elpidio Balzaga Jr. called on the Kamalec to study the possibility of
00:31 automating the 2023 Barangay polls to ensure a faster proclamation of winners and fewer
00:36 errors in the reading of ballots.
00:39 The Kamalec has expressed hopes the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections would be
00:43 fully automated by 2025.
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