THE Supreme Court junked the petition filed by a coalition of corporate entities seeking to compel the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to issue implementing rules and regulations (IRR) and conduct public consultations, particularly on the selection of automated election system (AES) to be used during national and local elections. In a…
The Supreme Court says groups that sued the Comelec failed to substantiate their allegations, and were not able to cure procedural defects in the filing of their petition
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MANILA, Philippines: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) may be compelled, via a writ of mandamus, to allow the witnessing of the printing of ballots, as well as to disclose the complete transmission diagram and data/communications network architecture of vote counting machines.
(UPDATE) THE Supreme Court has ruled that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) may be compelled to allow the witnessing of the printing of ballots and to fully explain how the vote counting machines (VCMs) it will be using work.