THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has junked the use of the voter verification paper audit trail (VVPAT), one of the four minimum security requirements mandated by law, in the May 9 elections.

The seven members of the Comelec en banc were unanimous in the decision to do away with the system that will provide a paper trail during the polls.

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