- Mock polls will be conducted by the COMELEC in 20 cities and towns across the country
- The COMELEC said the mock polls is intended to get an idea of how Election Day would be like
- This will simulate the conduct of election and transmission procedures
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will conduct mock polls involving more than 25,000 registered voters in 20 cities and municipalities nationwide.
An article written by Jet Villa which was published on InterAksyon disclosed that COMELLEC tagged the following as mock poll sites: Barangays Tuktukan and Western Bicutan in Taguig City; Barangays Poblacion and Aguho in Pateros; Barangays Bagong Pag-asa and San Isidro Labrador in Quezon City; Barangays 669 and 649 in Manila; Barangays Poblacion Oeste and Pugaro in Dagupan City; Barangays Poblacion and Linmansangan in Alaminos; Barangays Centro 1 (Poblacion) and Nambalan Norte in Tuguegarao City; Barangays Centro 1 (Poblacion) and Paddaya in Aparri; Barangays Poblacion and Osiao in Sorsogon City; and Barangays Camcaman (Pob) and Calintaan in Matnog.
The report also stated that the COMELEC identified other sites that include the following: Barangays Poblacion and Linabuan in Kalibo; Barangays Poblacion and Balabag in Malay; Barangays Mabolo and Lusaran in Cebu City; Barangays Poblacion and Cabutongan in Santander; Barangays Barangay Central (Pob) and Sinaman in Dipolog City; Barangays Poblacion and Tinaplan in Sindangan; Barangays Dadiangas East and San Jose in General Santos City; Barangays Libertad and Canahay (Godwino) in Surallah; Barangays San Raymundo and Tulay in Jolo; and Barangays Malinis and Parangbasak in Lamitan City.
As explained by the COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista, through the exercise, the poll body expects to get an idea of how Election Day would be like.
Aside from this, the COMELEC is also hopeful that the mock elections are not merely conducted to test, but moreover, to ensure the “adequate security, accuracy, system and functional capability and integrity of the vote-counting machines, transmission devices, and consolidation and canvassing system.”
The mock polls will simulate the conduct of election (deployment, voting and consolidation) and transmission procedures and develop public confidence and acceptance of the automated election system.
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