‘Poll automation a black hole’ – Nick Perlas
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential candidate Nick Perlas expressed serious concern over the seeming “last minute” changes being done by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on paraphernalia for next month’s polls, saying the automated system is proving to be the “black hole” of the elections.
Perlas told The STAR editors and reporters during a roundtable discussion yesterday that the Comelec slip-ups tended to show that “we are moving towards a failure of elections.”
Perlas stressed that the changes being made by the Comelec were not assuring the electorate of clean and orderly polls.
The Comelec, for its part, said yesterday that preparations for the automated polls are on track.
“We are on track. There may be some delays but I am very confident that everything will be in place in time for the election,” Comelec Chairman Jose Melo said yesterday.
Perlas said that he and his followers were already considering a failure of elections scenario.
“The system is so complex, apparently, there are many mistakes made already,” Perlas said.
“There are so many changes. The things coming out in the papers, it doesn’t give you the kind of confidence that automated elections will give us clean and honest elections,” Perlas noted.
“There are obviously loopholes. I’m not sure if they will be ready for the elections,” Perlas said.
He said they were already discussing possible actions to take if there will be failure of elections, and as election day draws nearer he will be more actively discussing possible actions with his supporters.
“Such a scenario could lead us to be plunged into chaos that is potentially violent,” Perlas said.
He said that while his team was now focused on his campaign, they were scheduling nationwide consultations to discuss a failure of elections scenario.
“Shortly before the elections, we’ll also start to hold nationwide consultations on how they want us to respond in case there will be failure of elections,” Perlas said.
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