Manila Bulletin
Comelec: 163 ballot boxes manually audited, RMA yields 99.9-percent match rate
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that preliminary results from the random manual audit (RMA) show an overall accuracy rate of 99.9% for the vote counting machines used in the recent elections.
As of May 23, 163 out of 757 sample clustered precincts have been audited, with 737 out of 757 ballot boxes received.
The RMA process, which began on May 11, aims to ascertain the accuracy of the automated election system by comparing machine counts with manual verification.
A separate audit by poll watchdog PPCRV indicated that 77,786 of 78,894 collected election returns showed a 100% accuracy rate.
Incoming Executive Secretary Atty. Vic Rodriguez stated that the RMA indicates the digitally transmitted election results accurately reflect voters' preferences on the ballots.
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