Over 200 expected PCOS replacements

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200-300 defective PCOS machines are expected to be replaced

READY FOR REPLACEMENTS. Back-up PCOS units are on stand-by. Photo by Rappler.com

MANILA, Philippines – Smartmatic Asia, supplier of precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines, expects to replace 200 to 300 of defective PCOS machines on Election Day, May 13.

“Throughout the day, we will reach 200 or 300 (replacements). Of course, it’s uncomfortable. If that happens, everybody would feel that the precinct is collapsing. But that’s more or less the nature of an automated elections in any country,” Smartmatic Asia’s president, Cesar Flores, told GMA News.

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“You cannot expect them to be experts in how to fix machines. There are intrinsic limitations to running the elections. That has to be understood by the people,” added Flores.

According to Flores, 2,000 PCOS replacements are on stand-by. Comelec is expected to ship the replacement machines within one to two hours. – Rappler.com

 

 

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