May 10 poll watchers VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 03/14/2010

May 10 poll watchers VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 03/14/2010 Question: Accredited or not, what will the poll watchers really watch for during the forthcoming elections? It is said — not without reason — that as the “Cheaters, Inc.” did their thing manually during the manual 2004 elections, so now the same characters are prepared to accomplish their automated cheating occupation on the occasion of the proudly proclaimed 2010 fully automated national elections. How then can the poll watchers really do their job when most of them do not even know how the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) actually operates? Formerly, they attentively watched the opening of every yellow metal ballot box under lock and key that was then meticulously and carefully done in every precinct. They furthermore assiduously watched the canvassing of all the ballots cast upon official closing of the precinct. They also carefully listened to every ballot read, and for whom. They also devotedly watched the tallying of the votes plus the placing of the ballots and their official counts — plus other records — in the said yellow metal ballot box. They finally, on occasion, watched and even accompanied the same box on its way to the municipal or city hall, and at times, even up to the provincial hall. Needless to say, the poll watchers then did a good amount of watching for all “watchable” official election acts..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20100314com6.html

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