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Automated polls tested; Rizal voted president

THE Commission on Elections held a test run Saturday of the automated voting system to be used in the May elections. Voters in select precincts in the cities of Quezon, Taguig, Baguio, Cebu and Davao took part in the mock elections. But instead of the names of actual candidates, voters chose among a list of

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Feb 7, 2010

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THE Commission on Elections held a test run Saturday of the automated voting system to be used in the May elections.

Voters in select precincts in the cities of Quezon, Taguig, Baguio, Cebu and Davao took part in the mock elections.

But instead of the names of actual candidates, voters chose among a list of national heroes.

VERA Files‘ Mario Ignacio was at the New Era Elementary School in Tandang Sora, Quezon City and witnessed the conduct of the mock polls. He captured images that will give votes a taste of what to expect when they go out to vote on May 10, 2010.

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