LATEST NEWS » Not too late for polls to go manual — Joey III Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010 18:50:17

Not too late for polls to go manual — Joey III

The Commission on Elections’ recent admission that up to 30 percent of all precincts would resort to manual counting is the biggest indication yet that all is not well with the poll body’s computerization plan.

So says IT businessman Joey de Venecia III, who has been batting for the automated polls to be limited to Metro Manila.

“That old adage, better safe than sorry, most especially applies to the May elections,” said de Venecia, a leading opposition senatorial candidate.

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