Kidapawan voters join Comelec’s new Automated Counting Machine demo

Judy Quiros

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Amas, Kidapawan City—The Commission on Election (Comelec) conducted an orientation and demonstration of the New Automated Counting Machine (ACM) on Tuesday (Dec. 3) at the Provincial Capitol Rooftop in Amas, this city, for several officials and employees, including some members of the media.

Gov. EmmylouTaliño-Mendoza joined the demonstration, which is part of the Automated Counting Machine Roadshow Kick-off Nationwide”.

The new ACM, which, according to Comelec, has several features to guarantee the accuracy and counting of the ballots, will be used in the midterm local and national elections by May next year.

The roadshow aims to familiarize the voting public with the machine's capabilities, features, functions, and operations.

Mendoza also used the ACM during the demonstration and advised voters, “Be careful, do not rush your votes so as not to damage the ballot especially the QR code, security log, and the margin bar.”

“Be observant and participate in the elections,” she continued.

Kidapawan City Election Officer lawyer Noor Hafizullah M. Abdullah and lawyer Myla A. Luna, the Provincial Election Supervisor of Cotabato Province facilitated the orientation.

Abdullah said the ACM is manufactured by Miru Systems, which is a Korean company. It can read the ballots even as they are torn, crumpled, with unnecessary marks, or wet.

Luna said Comelec assures the machine is “very accurate”. “ We can say the ACM is very accurate in reading the ballots. It has enhanced features to ensure transparency in the 2025 polls.”

In the new ACM, the voter can see the face of the ballot on the screen. They will also have the chance to recover their ballots if they want to choose and add more candidates.

The receipt that will be generated has a QR code that can be scanned by the ACM, which they can check after the counting and transmission of results.

Gov. EmmylouTaliño-Mendoza raises some questions to Kidapawan City Election Officer lawyer Noor Hafizullah M. Abdullah regarding her demo election ballot.