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24K automated poll counting machines now in PH

OVER 20,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) that will be used in the May 12, 2025, national and local elections are now in the country, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Saturday.

In a press briefing during a visit to a warehouse in Biñan, Laguna, Comelec Chairman George Garcia reported that so far, 24,000 ACMs have been delivered by the joint venture of Miru Systems, the service provider for next year's polls.

PARTIAL DELIVERY The Commission on Elections (Comelec) receives 24,000 automated counting machines (ACMS) from JV Miru Systems Co. Ltd., its South Korean-based service provider, on Aug. 31, 2024. The partial delivery was made at the Comelec's Biñan, Laguna warehouse. PHOTO COURTESY OF COMELEC