How to Enhance the Credibility of the 2016 Elections.
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How to Enhance the Credibility of the 2016 Elections
Since its inception 31 years ago, the National Citizens’ Movement for Free Election (NAMFREL), a world pioneer in citizens-led election monitoring, has never wavered in its mission to help ensure the integrity of our elections through unified and concerted efforts by its volunteers and supporters.
In The Past Two Elections NAMFREL was able to
Report “reverse vote-buying”
Discover discrepancies in the number of ballots
Discover that there was a programming error in the PCOS machines which resulted in the recall of the 76,400 CF Cards, which could have been mitigated if the Election Management Body had followed Namfrel’s recommendation of a pre-test in 2010
In The Past Two Elections NAMFREL was able to
Report the non-transmittal of the results of 9.8% of the precincts during the 2010 elections
Provide evidence through a parallel Random Manual Audit (RMA) in 2013 that the PCOS was only 98.86% accurate, as opposed to the 99.995% mandated by the law
Engage its chapters and partners in a nationwide voter’s and citizenship education program
In The Past Two Elections NAMFREL was able to
Prove that there was a non-transmittal of the results from 23% of the PCOS machines in the 2013 polls
Identify areas with inaccurate voters list
Monitor and report 1,182 machine failures during 2013 Election Day
Report a spike in the cases of vote buying, gather direct pieces of evidence, and monitor the persistence of threat and intimidation.
What are we worried about?
The system to be used in the 2016 elections
Crunch time in the preparations for the 2016 elections
Voter disenfranchisement
Voters’ rights and security during elections
The relationship between the Comelec and the CSOs
Proposed Solutions
Voter & Citizenshi
p Education
Biometrics Registration & Cleansing the Voters
List
Preventing Vote
Buying
Monitoring the
Conduct of the
Elections
Proposed Solutions
AES and Comelec
Procurement
Monitoring Observing and monitoring key
and critical processes & milestones
Exit Polls
Biometric voter registration and validation
voter’s and citizenship education
monitor compliance /adherence to standards and timelines in the electoral systems and processes
mobilize volunteers and partners nationwide
With less than a year before
the elections…
How do we achieve these?
MOF
OBILIZE
RGANIZATIONS
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