A GUIDE to Poll Watching the 2013 Automated Elections in the Phils

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A GUIDE to Poll Watchingthe 2013 Automated Elections in the Phils

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AES Study Team

Who are the POLL WATCHERS*Qualifications

Rights and DutiesChallenging Illegal VotersChallenging Illegal Acts

Persons Allowed Inside PrecinctPersons Not Allowed Inside Precinct Except To Vote What

Voters Should Not Do

Per Omnibus Election Code

& General Instructions

What must a WATCHER know before

election day?

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1. Know the Comelec GENERALINSTRUCTIONS

2. Know the PCOS and the VICINITY wherethe PCOS will be deployed and used (with allits hardware aided by a Smartmatic-trainedTechnician)

What must a WATCHER know before

election day?

3. Know and monitor the Flowof Transmission

4. Know the vulnerabilities of thePCOS absence of safeguards

What must a WATCHER know beforeelection day?

5. Know the VOTERS rights

1. Know the Comelec GENERAL

INSTRUCTIONS

Pre- Election Day: Get Appointment As Poll Watcher

Who May Appoint Poll Watchers / How Many

Poll Watchers May Be Appointed

Election Day: Report to Precinct at 6:00 am to 7:00 am

Voting from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Counting, Transmission & Printing Of Results (from 6:00

pm to 7:00 pm.

Disposition Of PCOS & Election Paraphernalia (after 7:00

pm.)


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2. Know the Smartmatic AES & VICINITY where thePCOS (& CCS) will be stored & used

Pre- Election Day: Have an inventory how many PCOS andballots were deployed to the vicinity and monitor it 24

hours a day until Election Day. CHECK if there are

mysterious CF cards, fake PCOS machines and jammers

how to check??

Election Day: Check all the paraphernalia especially the

precinct-assigned PCOS machines, the movements of the

technicians and the contingency PCOS if there are any.

Check the official computerized certified voters list (CCVL)

for any possible flying voters and all processes until

transmission and audit how to check??

3. Know and monitor the Flow

of Transmission

3.1 (PRECINCTS TO MBOC/CCS SERVER)

3.2 (PRECINCT TO 3 SERVERS)

MBOC/CCS SERVER

CLUSTEREDPRECINCT I

CLUSTEREDPRECINCT 2

CLUSTEREDPRECINCT 3

CLUSTEREDPRECINCT 4

CLUSTEREDPRECINCT 5

EACH CLUSTERED PRECINCT FIRST TRANSMITS TO THE MBOC/CCS SERVER. THE MBOC/CCSSERVER RECORDS THE EML DATA (RESULTS FILE) AND IP ADDRESS OF THE SENDINGCLUSTEREDPRECINCT.

THE MBOC/CCS SERVER THEN PROCESS AND POSTS THE EML DATA INTO TALLY NUMBERS.TALLY NUMBERS ARE COMPOSED OF 14 DIGITS DIVIDED INTO 2 EQUAL PARTS. THE FIRST 7DIGITS INDICATE THE CLUSTERED PRECINCT NUMBER. THE SECOND 7 DIGITS INDICATE THEELECTIVE POSITION.

3.1

(PRECINCTS TO

MBOC/CCS SERVER)COMELEC CENTRAL SERVER

KBP PARTIES CITIZENSERVER

MBOC/CCS SERVER

CLUSTERED PRECINCT

FROM THE CLUSTERED PRECINCT THE EML DATA (RESULTSFILE) IS TRANSMITTED TO THE THREE SERVERS ONE AFTERTHE OTHER.

THE RECEIVING SERVERS RECORD THE EML DATA (RESULTSFILE) AND THE IP ADDRESS OF THE SENDING CLUSTEREDPRECINCTS.

(PRECINCT TO 3 SERVERS)

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4. Know the vulnerabilities of thePCOS absence of MAJOR safeguards asminimum requirements by RA 9369

4.1 NO new SLI (SYSTEST Lab) CERTIFICATION as authorized by thetechnology owner, Dominion Voting System

4.2 NO independent SOURCE CODE review by political parties andinterested parties

4.3 NO industry-prescribed DIGITAL SIGNATURE

4.4 NO VERIFICATION feature in the PCOS

4.5 NO WORM-type storage device; instead, the writeable CF card is used

10ALERTS vs

modern-day wholesale cheating

Precinct/Clustered PRECINCT

Long BALLOTS Voters LIST

PCOS, the Hardware and CCS (canvassing) Technicians and BEI

CF cards

Transmission & Servers

Public Website The COMELEC Smartmatic and its contracted parties


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5. Know the VOTERS rights

5.1 Right to KNOW & GAIN ACCESS to PUBLICINFORMATION

5.2 Right to SECRET VOTING

5.3 Right to FREE CHOICE

5.4 Right to SAFE & UNHAMPPERED travel

to polling precinct

5.5 Right to GRIEVANCE & PROTEST

Automated Election System

Poll Watchers Areas of Concerns

Preparations

Operations

Cheating/ Fraud

Sabotage/Violence

Harassments/CF/PCOS-Buying

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VOTERS LIST

CHECK, DOUBLECHECK VOTERS LIST

IN THE LOCALITY

KNOW YOUR

VOTERS AND GET ALIST

Preparations

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BALLOT PRINTING

Ballots printed per barangay must be one-to-one, one voter, one ballot

Ballots printed must be equal to the listednames on voters list

Only 3 extra ballots are allowed per clusteredprecinct

Preparations

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BALLOT PACKAGING

Accurate count of ballots perbarangay/precinct must be checked before

packaging

Proper labeling of packaged ballot indicatingtotal ballots, extra ballots & destination

Preparations

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BALLOTS DELIVERY

Make sure packaged ballots go to designatedprecinct

Packaged ballots must be sealed

Delivery trucks must be secured en route

Preparations


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FINAL TESTING & SEALING OF PCOS

MACHINES

Final testing of PCOS machines must be

witnessed by candidates, BEIs & other

concerned citizens

Sealing of PCOS must be secured &

difficult to tamper

Preparations

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STORAGE AT TREASURERS OFFICE and PRECINCT

Ballots will be stored at the Treasurers Officeupon delivery and in the precinct after testing

PCOS machines will be stored straight in theprecinct (or maybe in the hub)

Treasurers Office, storage hubs and precinctmust be guarded 24 hours a day

If possible, install CCTV cameras formonitoring

Preparations

TESTING FOR ACCURACY

SOURCE CODE REVIEWTEC CERTIFICATIONMOCK ELECTIONSFINAL TESTING & SEALING

Date / Time / VenueGeneral ProceduresManual VerificationDisposition Of Paraphernalia

PreparationsGENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Obtaining Appointment As Poll Watcher

2. Appointment of Poll Watchers

3. Pre-Voting (6:00 am to 7:00 am)

4. Voting (7:00 am to 6:00 pm)

5. Counting, Transmission & Printing of

Results (6:00 pm to 7:00 pm)

6. Disposition of PCOS & Election

Paraphernalia (after 7:00 pm)

ENSURING the Integrity of

the System

SOURCE CODE REVIEW - Ignored

MOCK ELECTIONS - Dismal

TRUSTED BUILD - Incomplete

FINAL TESTING & SEALING (FTS) 1

ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES 2

RANDOM MANUAL AUDIT (RMA) 3

OBTAINING documents tocheck against lack of integrity& FRAUD

1. ELECTION RETURNS 2. AUDIT LOGS > PCOS Printed Audit Logs > MBOC Printed Audit Logs 3. TRANSMISSION FLOW RECORDS 4. INVENTORY OF PCOS, CF Cards, Ballots & Other PARAHERNALIA


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1. FINAL TESTING & SEALING

PROCEDURES

Date / Time / Venue

General Procedures

Manual Verification

Disposition Of Paraphernalia

2. ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES

Pre-Voting Procedures Obtaining Ballots

Manner Of Voting

Shortage Of Ballots

Rules For Voting By Illiterate / Disabled Voters

Qualified Persons To Assist Illiterate/Disabled Voters

Voting After 6:00 pm.

Rejected Ballots

Counting Of Ballots And Transmission Of Results

Disposition Of Unused Official Ballots

Disposition Of Election Returns For National Positions

Disposition Of PCOS, Ballot Boxes, Keys, Election Returns &Documents

1. FINAL TESTING & SEALINGPROCEDURES*

DATE / TIME / VENUE 10 days before Election Day, the EO in each

city/municipality shall post a notice of the

date/time/place of the testing and sealing for eachclustered precinct in the bulletin boards of

his office and of the city/municipal hall and in atleast three (3) conspicuous paces in the

city/municipality.

* Based on the May 2010 FTS

FTS GENERAL PROCEDURES

1. Explain to those present, the purpose of, andthe procedures for the testing and sealing.

PURPOSE: To check if the PCOS is functioningaccurately and reliably on Election Day

FTS GENERAL PROCEDURES 2. Randomly choose from among those

present, ten (10) voters who will accomplish

the test ballots. If there are less than ten (10)

voters, any of the ten (10) voters may

accomplish more than one (1) test ballot to

complete the ten (10) test ballots needed.

FTS GENERAL PROCEDURES 3. Show to the public that the PCOS box is sealed.

4. Remove the sticker seal of the PCOS box.

5. Open the PCOS box.

6. Check if the following are inside the PCOS box:

a. Checklist of contents of the box

b. PCOS machine

c. Power cord of the PCOS machine

d. Ten (10) test ballots

e. One (1) envelope containing spare iButton


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f. Three (3) rolls of paper

g. One envelope containing the back-upmemory

h. Three (3) labeled PINs of the BEI

i. One (1) labeled PIN for re-zeroing

j. Modem or bridge for BGAN, if any

The three rolls of paper and the modem orbridge for BGAN shall not be used during thetesting and sealing and shall remain inside thePCOS box.


7. Retrieve the PIN of each member of the BEI anddistribute the same among themselves.

The PIN for re-zeroing shall likewise be retrievedand shall be in the custody of the Chairman.

8. Retrieve the test ballots from the PCOS box.

9. Retrieve the PCOS from its box

10. Show to the public that the slot labeled POLLWORKER where the main memory card is stored is

sealed and shall remain sealed throughout the

testing and sealing procedure.


11. Place the PCOS properly on top of the ballot box.

12. Break the plastic fixed length seal of the printer cover ofthe PCOS.

13. Open the printer cover and the Chairman shall take outthe iButton security key.

14. Verify if the roll of paper is already properly installed.

15. Close the printer cover.

16. Connect the power adaptor to the PCOS AC power port(20 VAC).

17. Plug the other end to the electrical outlet.


18. Connect the battery to the PCOS DC powerport (12 VDC). If there is no power, using a

pen, press the RESET button located at the

back of the PCOS above the AC power port.

19. Wait until the PCOS displays the messagePLEASE INSERT SECURITY KEY FOR

AUTHENTICATION.

FTS GENERAL PROCEDURES 20. BEI Chairman shall place the iButton security key

on top of the iButton security key

receptacle and apply slight pressure thereon until themessage SECURITY KEY

VERIFIED appears on the PCOS screen. Wait untilthe MAIN MENU is displayed. The

iButton shall be in custody of the Chairman until theclosing of testing and sealing procedure.

21. In the MAIN MENU, the certified IT-capablemember of the BEI shall perform the PCOS

diagnostics procedure.


22. The BEI Chairman shall issue the 10 test ballots.Only two (2) voters can accomplish the

test ballot at the same time. For this purpose, giveeach of the test voters a ballot inside

a ballot secrecy folder and a marking pen. The testvoter shall, using the marking pen,

accomplish his ballot by fully shading the ovalopposite the name of the candidate/political partyparticipating in the party-list system of his choice.Thereafter, he shall return his accomplished ballotinside the ballot secrecy folder and proceed to theBEI;


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23. The BEI Chairman shall:

a. Examine the accomplished ballots and determine

whether the ovals opposite the

names of the candidates/political partiesparticipating in the party-list system chosen

have been fully shaded and the security features(timing marks and bar codes) have

not been damaged.


b. Return the accomplished ballot inside the ballot secrecyfolder and give the same to the voter who shall personallyfeed the accomplished ballot into the PCOS ballot entry

slot.


24. Close the voting after the ten (10) votershave voted.

25. Re-zero the machine counters, press

UTILITIES in the Main Menu and select theREZERO option in the next menu.

26. The BEI Chairman shall enter the Re-zeroPIN, then press ENTER.


MANUAL VERIFICATION The BEI shall retrieve the accomplished valid test ballots from

the ballot box, manually count the votes therein and

accomplish the Election Returns provided for the purpose.

The following rules shall be observed in the manual counting

of votes:

1. The Chairman shall verify the ballots to determine whetherthere is over-voting. If there is an over-vote in a position, no

vote shall be counted in favor of any candidate for the said

position.

FTS GENERAL PROCEDURES 2. The Chairman shall take the ballot one by one and

read the names of candidates voted

for and the offices for which they were voted in the orderin which they appear thereon.

3. The Poll Clerk shall record on the ER the vote as thenames voted for each office are

read. Each vote shall be recorded by a vertical line,except every fifth vote which shall be

recorded by a diagonal line crossing the previous fourvertical lines.

FTS GENERAL PROCEDURES 4. After finishing the ten (10) test ballots, the Poll

Clerk shall determine the total number of

votes obtained by each candidate.

5. The BEI shall compare the results of the manually-prepared ER with that of the machine generated ER.

a. If the results of both ERs are the same, thecertification portion of both ERs shall be

signed by the BEI and the representatives of thepolitical parties, candidates or citizens arms.


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b. If the results of both ERs are not the same, the BEIshall review/re-appreciate the

ballots to determine the cause of the discrepancy. Ifafter re-appreciation, there is still

discrepancy, call on the assigned technical support.

i. The BEI shall immediately submit a report of thetesting to the EO; and

ii. The EO shall submit a report to the COMELEC,through the Field Operations

Group of the Project Management Office

The May 3, 2010 CF Card FIASCO

Wholesale cheating could have happened:Smartmatic had to replace all the CF cardsbecause they were not counting the votes

correctly.

(Meaning ALL 76,300 machines werecorrupted.) This would not have beendiscovered had those 350 PCOS machinesnot been tested on that day.

Wrong Storage Device

Compact Flash (CF) Card is not write-once-read many (WORM) storage device

CF card is writeable

CF card is tamperable

CF card is vulnerable

CF card should watched critically

2. ELECTION DAY: 25 ACTIVITIES PRE-VOTING PROCEDURES

The BEl shall meet at the polling place at 6:00 a.m. ofElection Day and perform as follows:

1. Ensure that the PCOS box and the ballot box are insidethe polling place.

2. Post one copy of Precinct Computerized Voters List(PCVL) of each precinct in the

cluster, near or at the door of the polling place.

2. ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES 3. Show to the public and the watchers present that the:

i. PCOS box is sealed;

ii. Ballot box is locked and empty;

iii. Package of official ballots and the Book of Votersare both duly sealed, and thereafter, break the seals.

4. Remove the sticker seal of the PCOS box.

5. Open the PCOS box.

ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES 6. Check whether the following are Inside the PCOS box: i. Checklist of contents of the box;

Ii. PCOS machine;

iii. Power cord of the PCOS;

iv. One (1) envelope containing spare iButton;

v. Three (3) rolls of official thermal paper;

vi. Three (3) PINs of the BEl;

vii. One (1) PIN for re-zeroing which shall remain in the

PCOS box;

viii. Modem, if any (There shall be at least 1 Modem in

every polling center);

ix. Two (2) copies of the Minutes.


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ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES

7. Retrieve the Minutes from the PCOS box and: i. Check if the serial number of the seal used in the

PCOS box is the same as the serial number recordedin the Testing and Sealing of the Minutes;

ii. Enter in the Minutes the number of ballots asindicated in the package of the ballots;

and the fact that the PCOS box, package of ballots,and the Book ofVoters were

shown to the public with the seals intact.


8. Retrieve the PIN of the BEl and distribute the sameamong themselves. The re-zero PIN

shall not be used on election day.

9. Retrieve the PCOS from its box.

10. Show to the public that the printer cover of thePCOS, slots labeled POLL WORKER and

ADMINISTRATOR where the main memory card andback-up memory card, respectively

are stored, and sealed.


11. Unlock the sliding cover of the ballot box slit andbreak its plastic security seal.

12. Place the PCOS properly on top of the ballot box.

13. Break the plastic fixed length seal of the printercover of the PCOS.

14. Open the printer coverand the Chairman shall

take out the iButton security key. 15. Verify that the roll of paper is already properly

installed.

16. Close the printer cover.


17. Connect the power adaptor to the PCOS AC powerport (20VAC).

18. Plug the other end to the electrical outlet.

19. Connect the battery to the PCOS DC power port (12VDC). If there Is no power, using a

pen, press the RESET button located at the top of the

PCOS AC power port.

20. Wait until the PCOS displays the message PLEASEINSERT SECURITY KEY FOR

AUTHENTICATION.

ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES 21. The Chairman shall place the iButton security key on top

of the iButton security key receptacle and apply slightpressure thereon until the message SECURITY KEY VERIFIEDappears on the PCOS screen. Wait until the MAIN MENU isdisplayed. The iButton shall be in custody of the Chairmanuntil the closing of voting.

22. The certified IT-capable member of the BEl shall performthe following procedures.

i. Select OPEN VOTING from the Main Menu;

ii. The PCOS shall then request for the PIN of the poll clerkwho will then enter his PIN and press ENTER;

ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES iii. Validate the PIN and display a message PIN

ACCEPTED;

iv. Request for the second PIN from the thirdmember who will then enter his PIN and

press ENTER;

v. Validate the PIN and display a message PINACCEPTED

vi. Display two (2) options: INITIALIZE VOTECOUNTERS and PREVIOUS

SCREEN.


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23. Press the INITIALIZE VOTE COUNTERS option of the

PCOS. The PCOS shall: i. Display the message INITIALIZING VOTE COUNTERS;

ii. Automatically print the Initialization Report showing zero

(a) vote for each candidate including the geographic

information (province, city/municipality, barangay, voting

center and individual precinct in the cluster);

iii. After printing the Initialization Report, the PCOS will

display the message, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRINT MORE

COPIES OF THIS REPORT with YES and NO options. Press

NO, The PCOS will display the message PLEASE INSERT

BALLOT. Now, the PCOS is ready to accept ballots.


24. Detach the Initialization Report, affix theirsignatures thereon including the

representatives of the political parties,candidates or citizens arms present.

25. The Chairman shall then place the Reportinside the envelope (A18-A) for submission tothe Election Officer after the voting, for hissafekeeping.

OBTAINING BALLOTS

1. Voter shall look for his name in the PCVL posted nearthe door of the voting center and

determine his precinct number and sequence number.

2. Voter shall approach the BEI member or the supportstaff in-charge of the precinct, give

his sequence number in the PCVL, name and address,

together with the other data

concerning his person.

3. The BEI or support staff shall verify if the name of thevoter is in the EDCVL.

MANNER OF VOTING 1. Voter, using a ballot secrecy

folder and the marking pen

provided by the COMELEC, fills his

ballot by fully shading the oval

2. Voter inserts his ballot in the

PCOS ballot entry slot and waits

until message

"CONGRATULATIONS. YOUR VOTE

HAS BEEN REGISTERED. appearson the screen. BEl monitors the

PCOS screen to ensure that the

ballot was successfully accepted.

MANNER OF VOTING Voter returns ballot secrecy folder and

marking pen to the chairman.

3. BEl applies indelible Ink at the base andextending to the cuticle of the right forefingernail of the voter, or any other nail If there beno forefinger nail.

4. Voter affixes thumbmark on thecorresponding space in the EDCVL.

5. Voter leaves the polling place

REJECTED BALLOTS 3 instances when ballot may be rejected by the PCOS

machine:

1. Ambiguous mark, in which case voter will be asked toensure that the ovals are fully shaded

2. Misread ballot, in which case voter will be allowed to re-feed your ballot in all 4 orientations (front-top; front-bottom;back-top; back-bottom)

3. Invalid ballot, in which case the BEI shall verify if theballot belongs to the correct precinct and, if it belongs to thecorrect precinct, voter will be allowed to re-feed the

ballot 4 times; or, if the ballot does not belong to the correctprecinct, the BEI shall mark the same at the back as rejectedand signed by the BEI after which it shall be placed in anenvelope (A15)


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COUNTING OF BALLOTS AND TRANSMISSION

OF RESULTS

1. At the end of voting and before the start ofcounting of votes, the Chairman shall place

the iButton security key on top of the iButtonsecurity key receptacle and apply slight

pressure thereon. Remove the iButton security keyfrom its receptacle, after which the

PCOS will display the Main Menu;

2. Press the CLOSE VOTING option in the MainMenu;


OF RESULTS

3. The screen will display a message ARE YOU SURE YOUWANT TO CLOSE VOTlNG?

NO MORE BALLOTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS. SelectYES option;

4. The PCOS will request for the PIN of the poll clerk who

will then enter his PIN and press ENTER. The PCOS will

validate the PIN and displays a message PIN ACCEPTED.

The PCOS will request for the second PIN from the thirdmember who will then enter his PIN and press ENTER.

The PCOS will validate the PIN and displays a message PIN

ACCEPTED;


OF RESULTS

5. The screen will display a message POLL IS BEINGCLOSED PLEASE WAIT followed

by another message VOTING HAS BEEN CLOSED NOMORE BALLOTS WILL BE

ACCEPTED BY THIS PCOS;

NO DIGITAL SIGNATURE

6. Thereafter, the PCOS shall automatically countthe votes and immediately display a messageWOULD YOU LIKE TO DIGITALLY SIGN THETRANSMISSION FILES WITH A BEl SIGNATUREKEY?, with a YES or NO option;

7. Press NO option. The PCOS will display ARE

YOU SURE YOU DO NOT WANT TO APPLY ADIGITAL SIGNATURE? with a YES and NOoption;

8. Press YES option.


OF RESULTS

A message shall be displayed PRINTING 8 COPIES OFNATIONAL RETURNS. PLEASE WAIT;

9. A message shall be displayed WOULD YOU LIKETO PRINT MORE COPIES OF THIS

REPORT with a YES and NO options. Press NOoption;

10. Thereafter, the PCOS will display PRINTING 8COPIES OF LOCAL RETURNS. PLEASE WAIT... and

the PCOS automatically prints the 8 copies;

11. A message shall be displayed WOULD YOU LIKETO PRINT MORE COPIES OF THIS

REPORT with a YES and NO options. PressNO option;

12. Detach the 8 copies of the ERs. After which,members of the BEl shall affix their

signatures and thumb marks thereon;

13. The BEl shall ask the watchers present to affixtheir signatures on the printed ERs

14. Place each copy of ER In its correspondingenvelope and seal with a paper seal;


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15. The chairman of the BEl shall publicly announcethe total number ofvotes received by

each candidate, stating their corresponding offices;

16. The poll clerk shall announce the posting of acopy of the ER both for national and local

positions on a wall within the premises of the PollingPlace which must be sufficiently

lighted and .accessible to the public, and proceed topost such copies;

17. After forty-eight (48) hours following the posting,

the chairman of the BEl shall detach the

posted printed copy on the wall and keep the samein his custody to be produced as may

be requested by any voterfor image or datacapturing or for any lawful purpose as may

be ordered by competent authority;

18. The PCOS will display a message READY TO TRANSMIT.

PLEASE PLUG IN

TRANSMISSION CABLE TO ELECTRONlCALLY TRANSMIT

ELECTION REPORTS AND PRESS OK TO CONTINUE;

19. Connect the transmission medium to the PCOS andpress the OK button;

20. The PCOS will display a message DETECTING MODEM; 21. If the modem is properly connected, the PCOS will

display the message MODEM

DETECTED;

22. If checking of modem fails, the PCOS will display themessage MODEM NOT DETECTED followed by the

message TRANSMISSION CABLE NOT CONNECTED.

RETRY? with YES and NO options. Check the

connection of the transmission medium to the PCOS and if

it is properly set up, press the YES button

23. If after three (3) attempts, the transmission medium

still fails, call the Support Technician.

24. The PCOS will display the following messages insuccession;

25. IDENTIFYING TARGET SERVER

26. SERVER IDENTIFIED

27. CONTACTING SERVER RETRIES ;

28. TRANSMITTING FILE [1/1] TO withpercentage of completion

29. Wait until the message ELECTION REPORTSUCCESSFULLY TRANSMITED TO

is displayed;

30. The same message will appear when transmitting tocentral server and KBP-Parties-

Citizen server.

31. After successful transmission to CBOC/ MBOC, KBP-

Parties-Citizens and Central Server, the PCOS will display a

message ALL ELECTION REPORTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY

TRANSMMITED TO 3/3 LOCATIONS. PLEASE DISCONNECT

TRANSMISSION CABLE;

32. Disconnect the transmission medium. The PCOS willdisplay a message PRINTING

TRANSMISSION REPORT. PLEASE WAIT .... Followed by amessage WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRINT MORE COPIES OF THIS

REPORT with YES and NO options. Press NO option;


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33. The PCOS will display a message READY TO PRINTFINAL 22 COPIES OF ELECTION RETURNS. PLEASE REPLACETHERMAL PRINTER PAPER ROLL. PRESS OK WHEN READYwith 01


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DISPOSITION OF PCOS, BALLOT BOXES, KEYS,

ELECTION RETURNS & DOCUMENTS

Upon the termination of the counting of votes and theannouncement of the results of the election in the precinct,the BEl shall:

1. Place inside the ballot box the sealed envelopescontaining the following:

a. Copy of Printed ER intended for the ballot box

b. Copy of the Minutes of Testing and Sealing; Voting andCounting of Votes intended for the ballot box

c. Half of torn unused ballots

d. Rejected Ballots



e. Envelope (A11) containing the copy of the Minutes intendedfor the COMELEC

f. Envelope (A15) containing the other half of torn unused officialballots

g. List of Voters allowed to vote, if any, after 6:00 p.m.

h. Envelope containing Initialization Report, Precinct Audit LogReport and Precinct Statistics Report

i. Envelopes containing copies of the election returns intendedfor the Provincial BOC, Regional BOC and the COMELEC

j. Envelope containing the main memory card for use by theMunicipal BOC in case of failure of transmission



k. Other pertinent papers and documents

After the counting of votes, the ProvincialElection Supervisor, Election Officer or the

Treasurer, shall require the BEl which failed todeliver the election documents or

paraphernalia mentioned herein to deliver thesame immediately.;



33. The PCOS will display a message READY TO PRINTFINAL 22 COPIES OF ELECTION RETURNS. PLEASE REPLACETHERMAL PRINTER PAPER ROLL. PRESS OK WHEN READYwith 01


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41. After printing the remaining 22 copies of ER, themembers of the BEl shall affix their signatures and thumb

marks on the 22 printed ERs and ask the watchers present

to affix their signatures on the printed election returns;

42. If failure of transmission occurs in any of the target

servers (City/Municipal, KBP-parties/citizens

arm server, or central server), the PCOS will print

Transmission Report.

43. The PCOS will display a message WOULD YOU LIKE TOPRINT MORE COPIES OF THIS REPORT with YES and

NO option. Press NO option;



44. The PCOS will display the Main Menu; 45. The certified IT-capable member of the BEl

shall re-transmit the results to the target serverby doing the following:

i. Press RE-TRANSMIT RESULTS option locatedin the Main Menu. List of target

servers will be displayed;

ii. Press the target server to transmit;



iii. Wait until the transmission is successful. If after three(3) attempts, the transmission medium still fails, call theSupport Technician;

iv. Repeat Steps i to iii, if there are more than one (1)target servers, where there are transmission failure.

46. Print the remaining 22 copies of ER and other reports

by doing the following: i. Select PRINT REPORTS from the Main Menu;

ii. The PCOS will display a message PLEASE SELECTWHICH REPORT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRINT;


ELECTION RETURNS & DOCUMENTS iii. List of reports will be displayed. Press the report that you

would like to print;

iv. The PCOS will display PLEASE ENTER THE NUMBER OFCOPIES TO PRINT with a numeric keypad;

v. Press the desired number of copies (For ERs, press 22, forstatistics report and audit log, press 1);

vi. Press ENTER button. The PCOS will automatically printthe number of copies desired for file report selected;

vii. The PCOS will display a message WOULD YOU LIKE TOPRINT MORE COPIES OF THIS REPORT with YES and NOoption. Press NO option. The PCOS will display the mainmenu.



viii. Print 22 copies of ER for local, Statistical Report and

Audit Log Report by following steps (46) (i) and (ii);

47. Create backup of files by following the steps below:

i. From the Main Menu, press BACK-UP AND PROTECT

option;

ii. The PCOS will display a message ARE YOU SURE YOU

WANT TO BACK-UP DATA AND WRITE PROTECT BACK-UP

CARD with YES and NO options. Select YES option;


ELECTION RETURNS & DOCUMENTS iii. The PCOS will display a message BACKING UP ELECTION

DATA. PLEASE WAIT... Wait until the message BACKUPSUCCESSFUL is displayed;

iv. The PCOS will display a message WRITE PROTECTINGRESULTS PLEASE WAIT... I Walt until the message WRITEPROTECT SUCCESSFUL The PCOS will automatically returnto Main Menu.

48. Unless otherwise ordered by the COMELEC, the BElshall not stop or postpone the counting until it has beencompleted;


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49. In case a PCOS fails to count the vote ortransmit/print the results, the Operator shall

announce the error and undertake the necessarycorrective measures.

Should the Operator be unable to correct the error,he shall call on the Technical Support personnel

assigned to the Voting Center for assistance. Such

fact shall be noted in the Minutes

After the electronic transmission of election results, theremaining twenty two (22) copies of the ERs for nationalpositions shall be printed. The BEl shall individually fold theremaining twenty two (22) copies of the ERs, seal each ofthem with serially numbered paper seals, place in theenvelope (A17), and seal the envelopes, for distribution to thefollowing:

1. Ten (10) accredited major national parties

2. Two (2) accredited major local parties

3. Four (4) national broadcast or print media entities

4. Two (2) local broadcast or print media entities

5. Four (4) major citizens arms

6. One (1) to be posted conspicuously on wall within thePolling Place.

DISPO of PCOS, BALLOT BOXES, KEYS,


Upon the termination of the counting of votes and theannouncement of the results of the

election in the precinct, the BEl shall: 1. Place inside the ballot box the sealed envelopes

containing the following:

a. Copy of Printed ER intended for the ballot box b. Copy of the Minutes of Testing and Sealing; Voting and

Counting of Votes intended for the ballot box c. Half of torn unused ballots d. Rejected Ballots



2. Close the ballot box; lock it with one (1) seriallynumbered seal with steel wire and three (3) padlocks. Thethree (3) keys to the padlocks shall be placed in separateenvelopes, which shall be sealed and signed by all membersof the BEl;

3. Remove the main memory from the PCOS, place inside

an envelope provided for the purpose, seal the same. Labelthe envelope with TRANSMITTED or NOTTRANSMITTED to show whether the results, aretransmitted or not. Indicate in the envelope the clusteredprecinct number and city/municipality.



The labeled envelope shall be submitted to theReception and Custody Group of the City/ Municipal

Board of Canvassers. The main memory shall be used

by the Boards in case of failure of transmission

4. Turn -over the PCOS to the Support Technician inthe voting center

5. Deliver the ballot box, accompanied by watchers,to the city or municipal treasurer



6. Deliver to the Election Officer the following:

a. Book of Voters

b. EDCVL

c. PCVL

d. Three (3) envelopes, each containing a key to a padlock

of the ballot box, which shall each be delivered, under

proper receipt, to the Provincial Election Supervisor,

Provincial Prosecutor and Provincial Treasurer

e. Envelope (A11) containing the copy of the Minutes

intended for the COMELEC


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f. Envelope (A15) containing the other half of torn unusedofficial ballots

g. List of Voters allowed to vote, if any, after 6:00 p.m.

h. Envelope containing Initialization Report, Precinct AuditLog Report and Precinct Statistics Report

i. Envelopes containing copies of the election returnsintended for the Provincial BOC, Regional BOC and theCOMELEC

j. Envelope containing the main memory card for use by theMunicipal BOC in case of failure of transmission k. Otherpertinent papers and documents



After the counting of votes, the ProvincialElection Supervisor, Election Officer or the

Treasurer, shall require the BEl which failed todeliver the election documents or

paraphernalia mentioned herein to deliver thesame immediately.

ALL THESE PROCEDURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH THEISSUANCE OF NEW GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

3. Random Manual Audit (RMA)

RMA is the last hope to check against FRAUD given all thenon-compliance and absence of major safeguards

RMA should be done immediately after closing of Polls,not days or weeks or months after.

RMA should be done by a competent party with

EXPERTISE and track record in election audit

.

3. RMA proposed process

1) KNOW ahead of time hich clusteredprecincts are subject to RMA

2) KEEP tight watch that no ballot switchinghappens anytime during pollingn hours

especially at poll closing

3) WATCH tightly the opening of the ballot box

3. RMA proposed process 4) Make sure that a complete accounting of all

ballots is done and all ballots are allocated for

the CP are accounted for

5) Make sure that the RMA process startsimmediately after polls have closed with no

undue and unexplained delay


6) Get a copy of the PCOS-printed ER for theCP

7) REVIEW the BEIs report on what transpiredduring the polling period

8) WATCH very tightly the hand countingpreparation process from the retrieving of theballots from the ballot box, their batching,checking for fake ballots, staging them foractual start of hand counting


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9) Watch tightly the actual appreciation ofeach ballot and the tallying of each vote

10) Ensure that hand counts are properlyrecorded and that the process for reporting on

the matching of the ER count and hand count

are correct and properly signed-off by the BEI

members


11) Get a copy of the clustered precinct (CP)RMA report if possible

12) Watchers should be assigned to theclustered precinct (CP ) where the RMA is to

be conducted

Points to remember 1. The legal suit between Smartmatic and Dominion voting System (DVS)

remains unsettled

2. Programming errors were found in the software and whichmanifested in technical glitches nationwide in the May 2010 elections(not simply application errors)

3. In the legal suit, DVS accuses Smartmatic of non compliance withinternational IT standards

4. The July 24 2012 Mock elections at the House showed a very lowaccuracy rate of machine count of votes

5. The Trust Build last January 10 showed NO PCOS source code wasdone, the most vital component of the AES

6. There is no way to know the real winners unless one is accessible tothe information about the real activities of the PCOS machine before,during and after election day

7. DOCUMENTS that political parties and candidates should obtain tohelp know the PCOS activities and data are: 1) PCOS AUDIT LOG; 2)ELECTION RETURN; 3) STATISTICAL REPORTS

WHAT POLITICAL PARTIES, CANDIDATES &

WATCHDOGS SHOULD OBTAIN

1. Get a copy of the ER (ELECTION RETURNS) 2. If you are unable to get a copy, one copy of the ER is

posted on a wall inside Polling Place. Get a photo of postedresults of the candidate you are watching for

3. Send the results to your City/Municipal Coordinator,Provincial Coordinator and National Headquarters, in

accordance with the format agreed on.

4. Stand by for confirmation from your City/MunicipalCoordinator and Provincial Coordinator and NationalHeadquarters that data has been properly received.

5. Do not leave until the data you sent has been confirmed,since there may be discrepancies in the results. AWAIT forinstructions from your HQ

WHAT POLITICAL PARTIES, CANDIDATES & WATCHDOGS

SHOULD OBTAIN Due to the unreliability of the PCOS data, it is important to

obtain the PCOS/MBOC AUDIT LOG to KNOW THEREAL ACTIVITIES of the PCOS and ascertain how the machine behaved

during Election Day to serve as basis for possible protest

WHAT POLITICAL PARTIES, CANDIDATES &

WATCHDOGS SHOULD OBTAIN

Get data of other STATISTICALREPORTS

> Actual Transmissions made

> No of scans in the protectivecover after FTS and before voting onElection Day

> CF cards physically delivered toMBOCs


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ELECTRONICALLY-TRANSMITTED RESULTS

MUNICIPALITY OF NAVAL

PCOS

TRANSMISSION

MBOC MINUTES

RECEIPT OF TRANSMISSION

MBOC PRINT LOGS

RECEIPT OF TRANSMISSIONMinutes by Which

MBOC Received Results

AHEAD of PCOS

TransmissionCLUSTERED

PRECINCTTIME DATE TIME DATE TIME DATE IP ADDRESS

7808001 not transmitted CF card inserted to Laptop no transmission




7 80 80 05 2 1:53 :3 6 5/10/2010 9:48 PM 5/10/2010 5

7 80 80 06 2 1:42 :0 8 5/10/2010 9:38 PM 5/10/2010 4














7 80 80 20 2 0:55 :1 1 5/10/2010 8:49 PM 5/10/2010 6

7 80 80 21 2 1:50 :5 1 5/10/2010 9:43 PM 5/10/2010 8

7 80 80 22 2 3:05 :2 8 5/10/2010 10:54 PM 5/10/2010 11




7 80 80 26 2 2:12 :2 2 5/10/2010 10:07 PM 5/10/2010 5

Documented Biliran case

DEFINITION OF TERMS

PCOS Audit Log is a record of all the events processed by a particular PCOS from the

date of testing and sealing up to the close of the elections. The events are recorded in

progression or recorded forward with details of date, time and description of each

event. The printing of the audit log is the last event prior to shu tting down the PCOS.

MBOC/CCS Print Log is a record of the last 1000 events processed by the MBOC/CCS

server. The events are recorded in regression or recorded backward, i.e. the 1st

entry

is the latest event while the 1000th

entry is the earliest event. It also contains details

of date, time and description of each event.

Internet Protocol (IP) Address is a numerical label assigned to a computer (PCOS and

MBOC/CCS) as an electronic hardware identifier used for the internet or network to

tell a central or destination server where the data comes from or the origin of the

data.

Electronic Signature is a distinctive mark, characteristic and/or sound that represents

the identity of a person and is attached to an electronic document.

Digital Signature is a type of electronic signature that uses an asymmetric

cryptosystem. An asymmetric cryptosystem is one that generates a key pair consisting

of a private key to create a digital signature, and a public key to verify the digital

signature.

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Comelec Organization:

Board of Election Inspectors

One (1) BEI for every clustered precinct

Three regular membersChairman

Delivers ballot to voter

Poll Clerk

Third Member

Support StaffDepends on number of precincts clustered

To assist Poll Clerk and Third Member in managingList of Voters with Voting Records

Book of Voters

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Contact Information

CenPEG: http://www.cenpeg.org

[email protected]

+632-9299526

For briefings, hand-outs, pollwatch trainings

and voters education

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Knowledgeable

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