PATaS or PCOS?

THE debate is on. Will it be PATaS or PCOS for 2016?

TransparentElection.org.ph, a group of IT professionals who had designed, managed and run Namfrel’s automated operation quick count prior to the 2010 elections, is proposing the Precinct Automated Tallying System or PATaS as an alternative to the PCOS. PATaS involves the conduct of manual voting, where voters will write the names of candidates or the unique number assigned to each candidate on the ballot. The counting of votes will be technology-assisted using laptops. An LCD projector connected to the laptop will be used to project on a screen the recording and counting of the votes. At the end of the counting, the election return will be printed and distributed to various parties. Then, the election return will be electronically transmitted to the city or municipal consolidation and canvassing system.