POLL AUTOMATION

POLL AUTOMATION. Commission on Elections Chairperson George Erwin Garcia and MIRU Systems of Korea president Chung Jin-bok (2nd and 3rd from left) seal the contract for the Full Automation System with Transparency Audit/Count (FASTrAC) Project at the Comelec main office in Intramuros, Manila, on Monday (March 11, 2024). The PHP18-billion agreement covers 110,000 new automated counting machines, 104,345 ballot boxes, 2,200 consolidation and canvassing system laptops and printers, ballot papers for 73.8 million voters, and ballot printing and verification services. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)