Voter Meets the Ballot - Niel Lim - November 2009

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THE BALLOT

OTER MEETOTER MEET

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or the May 2010 National Electionor the May 2010 National Election


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One ClusteredPrecinct, OnePCOS

Voters shade the

circle ofcandidates

names on theballot

One Precinct,One Ballot Box

Voters writecandidates

nameson the ballot

Manual

Counting

MANUALELECTIONS

AUTOMATEDELECTIONS


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EstablishedPrecincts haveup to 200 voters

There are320,415 ballotboxes

ClusteredPrecincts willhave up to 1000voters

There will be80,136 PCOS

machines

320,415Established Precincts

80,136Clustered Precincts


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ADJUSTMENTVoting period will be

increased from 8hours (7am to 3pm) to11 hours (7am to 6pm)


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CONCERN11 hours may not be

enough for 1,000people to finish voting


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ADJUSTMENTVoters cant change

their votes


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CONCERNSBecause the new ballot

will present alloptions, some votersmay be prone to over

voting

Old voters may not be

able to understand


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ADJUSTMENTVoters will directly

engage the PCOS andmust know how tosubmit the ballot


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The PCOS may berigged; it may containprogrammed resultseven before election

begins

Machine failure

CONCERNS


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MANUALCANVASSING

BEIs sum up thetallied votesbefore giving toCongress

The PCOS willautomaticallytransmit thetallied resultsper machine toCOMELEC

AUTOMATEDCANVASSING


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ADJUSTMENTBEIs will not count thevotes; Voters will notsee a public counting


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CONCERNSThe PCOS may be

rigged; it may containprogrammed resultseven before election

begins

Machine failure


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SECURITY MEASURESPCOS machines require

a password, PIN,authorized digitalsignature and is

equipped with a 128-bit encryption


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ONTINUITY MEASUREThere are available

back-up PCOSmachines

Paper ballots can stillbe counted


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6 to 8

MinutesAverage Voting Time

By Age: Participants aged 1721 had thefastest average time at 5 minutes and 26seconds, while those aged 6083 had the

slowest average time at 7 minutes and 18seconds

By Occupation: Students and teachers hadthe fastest average time at 5 minutes and

15 seconds, while the retired/elderly


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ENERAL COMMENTSNew method of filling up the ballot

(shading) is preferable but somefound the ballot too long

Many participants were surprised

with the number of possiblecandidate-options

Some participants found it

confusing to have the list of


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RECOMMENDATIONSPolling areas should

have a holding roomwhere voters can beoriented/reviewed on

how to fill up the ballotthrough clear audio-

visual presentations or

trained volunteers


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RECOMMENDATIONSWhere possible,

candidate-options foreach position shouldbe kept in the same

column and/or ballotpage


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RECOMMENDATIONSVisual tools, such as

color-coding, should beused in the final design ofthe ballot to distinguish

the list of candidate-options for one positionfrom candidate-options

for another position


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RECOMMENDATIONSVoter education should

familiarize voters withthe ballot


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RECOMMENDATIONSThere should be ballot

orientation activitiescustomized for seniorcitizens and for voters

with special needs(literacy, persons with

disabilities, etc..)


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RECOMMENDATIONSAt least 24 voting

stations should be setup in each clustered

precinct


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THE BALLOT

OTER MEETOTER MEET

utomation and Change Managemeutomation and Change Manageme

or the May 2010 National Electionor the May 2010 National Election

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Voter Meets the Ballot - Niel Lim - November 2009