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Lawyer Alfredo Lazaro Jr., spokesman for Mega Pacific Consortium (MPC), said one vote-counting machine can read at least 50 ballots per minute and can accommodate 400 ballots per loading.


"Its reading speed capability is complemented by its 100 percent reading accuracy as certified by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)," Lazaro added.


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                    [Summary] => The consortium that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) contracted for the automation counting project said yesterday its automated vote counting machines (ACM) passed the rigid performance tests conducted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).


The Mega Pacific Consortium (MPC) reacted to the statement made by Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. Wednesday that the 2004 national elections will fail because of a "flawed" computer system that will be used in the May polls.


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Comelec’s vote-counting machines protected from hackers — Supplier

December 4, 2003 - 12:00am

The automated counting machines (ACMs) to be used by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the May 2004 polls are highly secured and cannot be hacked because of their advanced security protection, the machine...

Headlines

Comelec supplier: Poll results out in 24 hours

November 20, 2003 - 12:00am

Election results in areas using automated counting machines (ACMs) in the May 2004 polls will be known in 24 hours, the equipment supplier of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Lawyer Alfredo Lazaro Jr.,...

Headlines

Counting machines can prevent poll fraud, says supplier

November 16, 2003 - 12:00am

The automated counting machines (ACMs) that will be used by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the May 2004 polls have safety features that can prevent "dagdag-bawas," or vote padding and shaving,...

Headlines

Comelec supplier: Counting machines passed

October 24, 2003 - 12:00am

The consortium that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) contracted for the automation counting project said yesterday its automated vote counting machines (ACM) passed the rigid performance tests conducted by the...

Headlines

IT giants behind consortium in poll automation project

October 24, 2003 - 12:00am

The consortium that won the bidding for the Commission on Elections’ P1.3-billion second phase counting automation project is composed of top information technology (IT) companies and veteran businesses that...

Technology