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COMELEC OKs Maguindanao poll automation deal
The Commission on Elections on Friday signed its first poll automation contract to automate elections in one of the six provinces in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for the August 11 polls.
COMELEC Chairman Jose Melo said the poll body has signed a P135-million contract with technology firm Smartmatic SAHI Joint Venture to automate elections in Maguindanao province using direct recording electronic (DRE) machines. DRE is a voting machine that uses a touch screen and electronic ballot for voting. To vote, voters simply press on the names of their chosen candidates and their vote is counted.
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