PH Embassy in Rome Conducts Final VCM Testing, Sealing for 2019 Elections

The Philippine Embassy in Rome conducts the final testing and sealing of the vote counting machines on 10 April 2019. (Rome PE photo)

ROME 03 May 2019 – The Philippine Embassy in Rome, conducted the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) on 10 April 2019 in preparation for the upcoming overseas absentee voting for the 2019 Senatorial and Party List Elections.

The members of the Special Board of Election Inspectors performed diagnostic test of the features of the VCMs and demonstrated the process of casting and feeding the accomplished sample ballots before the accredited media, watchers, and members of the Filipino community in Rome. 

The FTS ensures the accuracy and security of the features and functions of the VCMs, which will be used during the overseas voting from 13 April to 13 May 2019.

This is the second time that the Automated Election System (AES) will be implemented by the Embassy. The first AES was conducted during the 2016 National Elections. END

Filipino community representatives were given the chance to perform mock voting using the sample ballots which were fed to the machines during the Final Testing and Sealing of the VCMs on 10 April 2019. (Rome PE photo)

Accredited watchers check the printed reports obtained from the machines during the Final Testing and Sealing of the VCMS. (Rome PE photo)

For more information, visit www.romepe.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinItaly/.