Nearly a year since the 2022 elections, some concerned groups still refuse to accept the results of the vote, raising numerous theories alleging fraud. Did the transmission logs released by the Comelec finally erase those doubts?
MANILA, Philippines – In mid-March, the Commission on Elections was again on the receiving end of flak online over revived allegations of automated election system fraud in the 2022 polls, even though reputable watchdogs have saidConcerned citizens were specifically dismayed over the non-publication of transmission logs of the vote-counting machines, which former information and communications technology chief Eliseo Rio had been requesting from the Comelec since 2022.
But Comelec spokesman Rex Laudiangco insisted on March 23 that the printing of ERs and transmissions can happen in less than 10 minutes. Based on theNamfrel chairman Lito Averia, whose watchdog deploys thousands of personnel on election day to keep an eye on potential irregularities, also explained why poll workers don’t necessarily wait 30 minutes before transmitting election results.
This is also not the first election where a fast transmission of results occurred within the first hour of the counting of votes. Around 60% of votes wereat 8 pm on May 9, 2016, the day of the national election that catapulted then-mayor Rodrigo Duterte and then-lawmaker Leni Robredo to the country’s top posts.
“The transmission logs as provided are the summaries of all the VCMs and their corresponding timestamps of their individual transmissions. These serve as the permanent record of all electronic transmissions,” he added.Some Robredo supporters found it suspicious that her votes had consistently been at around 47% of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s when election returns were being transmitted.
A system hash code, as explained by Namfrel, is like a software fingerprint that if changed, will generate a different hash code. That said, Averia, who drafted the comprehensive report, acknowledged that those “drawing conclusions” from their report failed to mention that Namfrel also said that there was no fraud based on the data available.
Namfrel also noted the delayed replacement of defective VCMs in some precincts, transmission difficulties in areas with weak mobile connection, and lack of training of some poll workers in resolving technical issues on election day.and disinformation tactics in the 2022 elections.
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