NOW: Comelec launches internet voting test runs for overseas Filipinos. The poll body previously clarified that online voting will not take place in the 2022 polls.
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Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon: If we have online voting in the future, seafarers and those who can't leave work will have an easier way to vote.
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Internet voting test runs will be conducted from September 11 to 13. Technical concerns should be addressed to tech provider Voatz, while voting list concerns should be addressed to OFOV, says Comelec spox James Jimenez.
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Voatz says those invited to participate in the internet voting test run will be sent an email for instructions.
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Participants of the internet voting test run can use a mobile app, or their browser.
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LOOK: Instructions in using the Voatz mobile app for the internet voting test run. Invited participants would be asked to submit a photo of their passport, and confirm their identity by opening their selfie camera.
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Comelec's OFOV says there are already 671 participants for the first round of internet voting test runs.
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For verification purposes, the following voter data records will be needed. Data privacy protection measures will definitely be in place, Jimenez says.
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Guanzon: If this is successful, I will recommend to the Comelec En Banc that we request Congress to consider passing a law to use mobile app voting in the future. If we're looking at 2025, that's possible. The budget will be a main consideration.
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Guanzon says biggest considerations in determining the success of the internet voting test runs are security, access of voters, and cost.
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