AUTOMATED ELECTIONS Clause Samples

AUTOMATED ELECTIONS. Section 1: All polling places shall be opened from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM with no lunch break. All those within the premises of the polling places will be allowed to vote. Section 2: There shall be as many precincts with functional computers and access to the Internet in every college as necessary. The CEB of every college shall determine the number of election precincts. For the FA election, the FEB shall determine the number of precincts. Section 3: In addition, political parties and independent candidates are entitled to one (1) poll watcher each in every polling place. The poll watcher shall present to the CEB/FEB a written appointment as watcher from the candidates or party whose interests s/he represents. Section 4: The automated voting procedure shall be as follows: a. The voter shall present his/her duly countersigned I.D./temporary I.D. or Form 5 to the election assistant/poll clerk or in the default thereof, a certificate of enrolment from the College Secretary that s/he is a bona fide student of the College. b. S/He signs his/her name in the official voter’s list prepared by the CEB/FEB and receives his/her password. c. S/He goes to an unoccupied voting station/computer, logs-in on the log-in page displayed on the computer using his/her Student Number and the password given by the poll clerk. (The password is case sensitive.) d. After logging-in, the Official Computer Ballot will appear on the computer screen. The voter can start voting by checking the boxes opposite the names of the candidates of choice. The voter may modify the ballot as much as s/he wants to at this stage since his/her votes are not yet recorded. e. The voter presses “Confirm ballot” and a capcha will appear. f. After successfully typing the capcha, the votes will be confirmed and the voter is logged-out. g. The voter can log-in again by typing his/her Student Number and password to check his/her ballot. However, changes can no longer be made once the ballot is confirmed. h. The voter proceeds to the exit door of the precinct. Section 5: Campaigning within ten (10) meters of the polling place shall be strictly prohibited.