How to Enhance the
Credibility of the 2016
Elections
S
S 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
Engage its chapters and partners in a nationwide voter’s and
citizenship education program
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
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?
S The system to be used in the 2016 elections
S Crunch time in the preparations for the 2016 elections
S Voter disenfranchisement
S Voters’ rights and security during elections
S The relationship between the Comelec and the CSOs
Proposed Solutions
Proposed Solutions
With less than a year before
the elections…
S Biometric voter registration and validation
S voter’s and citizenship education
S monitor compliance /adherence to standards and
timelines in the electoral systems and processes
S mobilize volunteers and partners nationwide
How do we achieve
these?
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