Automated Election System (AES) Watch has again predicted that on February 9, 2016, three (3) months before the national and local elections (NLEs) on May 9, 2016, Comelec will not comply with RA 9369 or the automated election law. The prediction is based on Comelec’s past performances in 2010 and 2013, specifically its violation of Section 11 and other provisions associated with information technology (IT).

Section 11 stipulates that the Comelec’s Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) shall certify, through an established international certification entity (ICE), not later than three (3) months before the date of the electoral exercises, categorically stating that the Automated Election System, including its hardware and software components, is operating properly, securely, and accurately, in accordance with the provisions of RA 9369 based, among others, on the following \results (which should be documented results):