More human intervention FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 04/05/2010

More human intervention

FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 04/05/2010 Arguments for automating the elections were focused on eliminating human intervention, stemming from too much evidence of electoral fraud. And so automated elections — even to the tune of P11.3 billion for just one electoral exercise in May 2010 were pushed, and quickly approved by Congress. But from all indications, despite getting into automated elections, human intervention has certainly increased, rather than lessened with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and its dubious partner, Smartmatic, taking control of the auto polls. Human intervention is solidly in place, and so is the poll body’s cheating syndicate, said to be led by the “Big Four” that can be found in the executive offices of the Comelec.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100405com2.html

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