Hi. Just want to share with you some things I learned about the ballot for the coming automated elections. I hope the information below will help voters out there. I think that since this is the first automated elections the country is having, it's going to take some adjustment and adaptation on the part of voters, and extra knowledge/ information is sure to help anyone heading to the polls on May 10, 2010.

I attended my barangay's seminar on the 2010 elections last Sunday, arranged by the captain, Ralph Diaz. I learned a few things from Mr. Diaz about the election ballot that could be informative for all of us:

1. Mr. Diaz said that the ballot is very, very sensitive to marks, ink, H20, stains, scratches, folds, sweat, etc. If, say, you have grime on your hands, or your hands are wet, or your sweat drips onto the ballot, the PCOS (Precinct Count Optical Scan) Unit will not read it. So, keep your hands very clean before voting. That is why the indelible ink will be put on your ... Read more »