BUOYED by the success of the "early voting hour," the Commission on Elections (Comelec) plans to implement the scheme in the midterm elections and Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in 2025.
AUTOMATED BSKE Registered voters in Barangay Paliparan 3 in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, form a long line as they wait for their turn to insert their accomplished ballots into the automated machine during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Paliparan Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 30 2023. Paliparan Elementary School in Barangay Paliparan is one of two pilot areas in Dasmariñas where vote counting machines were tried in actual elections to test its reliability, the other one being the Zone 1 Elementary School. PHOTO BY DENNIS ABRINA