THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) is keeping its options open on the possibility of using a semi-automated election system amid uncertainties on the availability of the controversial Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines for the 2016 elections.

The use of the PCOS machines was the subject of a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued recently by the Supreme Court (SC).

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