SC orders Comelec: Disclose auto polls preparation details By Benjamin B. Pulta and Angie M. Rosales 05/07/2010

Citing alarming developments SC orders Comelec: Disclose auto polls preparation details By Benjamin B. Pulta and Angie M. Rosales 05/07/2010 The Supreme Court (SC), alarmed at the developments that were marked by automated machine glitches, and the error-prone flash cards changes, yesterday ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disclose details of its preparations for the polls on Monday, for the country’s first automated elections. Citing “alarming developments” the SC voting 12 to 3, ruled to partially grant a taxpayer suit by a group led by former Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. In its 20-page resolution by Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, the SC upheld the right of petitioners to information on the poll automation, which it said is “a matter of great public concern.” Eleven other magistrates, including outgoing Chief Justice Reynato Puno, concurred in the ruling. Three others — Senior Associate Justice Renato  Corona and Associate Justices Presbitero Velasco Jr. and Roberto Abad — dissented.... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100507hed1.html

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