“Hindi namin napalawak ang ating pilot test pero titingnan natin for the next Barangay and SK elections maging automated na lahat ‘yung barangay elections depende kung ano ang resulta ng ating pilot testing dito sa… barangays,” Casquejo said in a press conference after a consultative meeting in Ilocos Norte.
The Commission on Elections is eyeing a fully automated Barangay and Sangguniang Elections in 2026, Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said Thursday.
“Hindi namin napalawak ang ating pilot test pero titingnan natin for the next Barangay and SK elections maging automated na lahat ‘yung barangay elections depende kung ano ang resulta ng ating pilot testing dito sa… barangays,” Casquejo said in a press conference after a consultative meeting in Ilocos Norte.
Comelec chairman George Garcia explained that the purpose of the pilot testing of the AES in the 2023 BSKE is to prepare for the automated 2026 elections.“Kung ano ang sistema na gagamitin for 2025, ang hope natin ‘yan ang gagamitin natin sa 2026 BSKE,” he added.Automating the BSKE will also reduce poll-related violence, Garcia said.
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