Comments on: 2010 Philippine Elections: Important issues, 2 http://awbholdings.com/blog/2008/01/30/2010-philippine-elections-important-issues-2/ A blog about anything under the sun Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: joyfulchicken http://awbholdings.com/blog/2008/01/30/2010-philippine-elections-important-issues-2/#comment-17374 joyfulchicken Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:23:26 +0000 http://awbholdings.com/blog/?p=532#comment-17374 Yeah, but I don't pay taxes either, so that's OK :-P Just kidding, BIR, just kidding. I don't think anyone would (or should) agree to a poll tax, but what about using ITRs as voter IDs? <em>joyfulchicken's last blog post..<a href='http://chickenmafia.com/mr-t-insults-yo-momma' rel="nofollow">Mr. T insults yo momma</a></em> Yeah, but I don’t pay taxes either, so that’s OK :-P

Just kidding, BIR, just kidding.

I don’t think anyone would (or should) agree to a poll tax, but what about using ITRs as voter IDs?

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]]> By: Arbet http://awbholdings.com/blog/2008/01/30/2010-philippine-elections-important-issues-2/#comment-17368 Arbet Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:17:45 +0000 http://awbholdings.com/blog/?p=532#comment-17368 Hmmm. A Php1000 poll tax before you can vote? =P Besides, you don't vote anyway, right? Hmmm. A Php1000 poll tax before you can vote? =P

Besides, you don’t vote anyway, right?

]]> By: joyfulchicken http://awbholdings.com/blog/2008/01/30/2010-philippine-elections-important-issues-2/#comment-17320 joyfulchicken Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:40:28 +0000 http://awbholdings.com/blog/?p=532#comment-17320 And no different from saying that children should not have the vote? :-P I see your point though. I guess we just have different views on the value of elections and democracy in general. <em>joyfulchicken's last blog post..<a href='http://chickenmafia.com/no-pets-allowed' rel="nofollow">No "pets" allowed</a></em> And no different from saying that children should not have the vote? :-P I see your point though. I guess we just have different views on the value of elections and democracy in general.

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]]> By: the jester-in-exile http://awbholdings.com/blog/2008/01/30/2010-philippine-elections-important-issues-2/#comment-17312 the jester-in-exile Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:52:45 +0000 http://awbholdings.com/blog/?p=532#comment-17312 "things would be a lot better if non-taxpayers aren’t allowed to vote." tempting, yes, seductive, even -- but to do so is taking away the right of suffrage, one of the fundamental civil rights of every filipino citizen. advocating that non-taxpayers should not have the vote is no different from saying that the differently-abled should not have the vote, or saying that women should not have the vote. <em>the jester-in-exile's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheJournalOfTheJester-in-exile/~3/225131791/smart-simply-frustrating.html' rel="nofollow">Smart. Simply Frustrating.</a></em> “things would be a lot better if non-taxpayers aren’t allowed to vote.”

tempting, yes, seductive, even — but to do so is taking away the right of suffrage, one of the fundamental civil rights of every filipino citizen.

advocating that non-taxpayers should not have the vote is no different from saying that the differently-abled should not have the vote, or saying that women should not have the vote.

the jester-in-exile’s last blog post..Smart. Simply Frustrating.

]]> By: the jester-in-exile http://awbholdings.com/blog/2008/01/30/2010-philippine-elections-important-issues-2/#comment-17311 the jester-in-exile Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:48:29 +0000 http://awbholdings.com/blog/?p=532#comment-17311 a few takes on poll automation: http://planet.naga.gov.ph/2007/05/22/notes-on-automating-our-elections/ of willy prilles, jr http://www.gmanews.tv/story/43170/PCIJ-The-case-for-computerized-elections of ruben canlas http://philippinecommentary.blogspot.com/2007/05/road-to-automation-part-1.html of djb http://jester-in-exile.blogspot.com/2007/02/e-lections-shield-against-poll-fraud.html , http://jester-in-exile.blogspot.com/2007/02/e-lections-2-power-of-text.html the jester-in-exile's two-parter <em>the jester-in-exile's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheJournalOfTheJester-in-exile/~3/225131791/smart-simply-frustrating.html' rel="nofollow">Smart. Simply Frustrating.</a></em> a few takes on poll automation:

http://planet.naga.gov.ph/2007/05/22/notes-on-automating-our-elections/ of willy prilles, jr

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/43170/PCIJ-The-case-for-computerized-elections of ruben canlas

http://philippinecommentary.blogspot.com/2007/05/road-to-automation-part-1.html of djb

http://jester-in-exile.blogspot.com/2007/02/e-lections-shield-against-poll-fraud.html , http://jester-in-exile.blogspot.com/2007/02/e-lections-2-power-of-text.html the jester-in-exile’s two-parter

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]]> By: Janette Toral http://awbholdings.com/blog/2008/01/30/2010-philippine-elections-important-issues-2/#comment-17288 Janette Toral Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:59:11 +0000 http://awbholdings.com/blog/?p=532#comment-17288 If they will do any computerization effort, they should start building the infrastructure this year. To encourage transparency and fairness in the process, they should not get stakeholder association participants where its members are also bidders in the project. The last computerization attempt where the government lost almost a billion pesos and those machines occupying warehouse space at this time (an addition to the list of palpak na IT government projects) should not happen again and resolve on what to do with those machines. It will be interesting to see if the new COMELEC leadership has the fortitude to get that done. <em>Janette Toral's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PhilippinesElectionJournal/~3/224226883/my-faq-on-election-blogging-in.html' rel="nofollow">My FAQ on Election Blogging in the Philippines</a></em> If they will do any computerization effort, they should start building the infrastructure this year. To encourage transparency and fairness in the process, they should not get stakeholder association participants where its members are also bidders in the project.

The last computerization attempt where the government lost almost a billion pesos and those machines occupying warehouse space at this time (an addition to the list of palpak na IT government projects) should not happen again and resolve on what to do with those machines.

It will be interesting to see if the new COMELEC leadership has the fortitude to get that done.

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]]> By: presidential nominees | New shop info http://awbholdings.com/blog/2008/01/30/2010-philippine-elections-important-issues-2/#comment-17284 presidential nominees | New shop info Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:49:41 +0000 http://awbholdings.com/blog/?p=532#comment-17284 [...] 2010 Philippine Elections: Important issues, 2 [...] [...] 2010 Philippine Elections: Important issues, 2 [...]

]]> By: joyfulchicken http://awbholdings.com/blog/2008/01/30/2010-philippine-elections-important-issues-2/#comment-17275 joyfulchicken Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:01:44 +0000 http://awbholdings.com/blog/?p=532#comment-17275 As a tech guy, I have to say that election automation is a very bad idea. Remember the Diebold voting machine controversies in the last two U.S. presidential elections? Machines make elections less and not more transparent. I'd rather stick with traditional hand-counted paper ballots. How do we improve the electoral system? First of all, the current plurality voting method needs to go. A preferential voting method would be a big improvement. While we're at it, we might also want to "improve" the voting population. For example, things would be a lot better if non-taxpayers aren't allowed to vote. Of course, incumbent officials would never agree to that because they love the squatter votes. <em>joyfulchicken's last blog post..<a href='http://chickenmafia.com/no-pets-allowed' rel="nofollow">No "pets" allowed</a></em> As a tech guy, I have to say that election automation is a very bad idea. Remember the Diebold voting machine controversies in the last two U.S. presidential elections? Machines make elections less and not more transparent. I’d rather stick with traditional hand-counted paper ballots.

How do we improve the electoral system? First of all, the current plurality voting method needs to go. A preferential voting method would be a big improvement.

While we’re at it, we might also want to “improve” the voting population. For example, things would be a lot better if non-taxpayers aren’t allowed to vote. Of course, incumbent officials would never agree to that because they love the squatter votes.

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]]> By: Politics » 2010 Philippine Elections: Important issues, 2 http://awbholdings.com/blog/2008/01/30/2010-philippine-elections-important-issues-2/#comment-17270 Politics » 2010 Philippine Elections: Important issues, 2 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:51:35 +0000 http://awbholdings.com/blog/?p=532#comment-17270 [...] blog @ AWBHoldings.com wrote an interesting post today on 2010 Philippine Elections: Important issues, 2Here’s a quick excerpt Janette Toral posted a call for a discussion of issues relevant to the 2010 Philippine presidential elections, tagging a lot of bloggers in the process. Instead of one post, I will make a series of post about this topic, and it will be an issue or two per post, hopefully. For every post, I will state an issue, explain why it should be an issue, and share my thoughts on the issue. If you ask me why we should bother ourselves with the issue of electoral reforms, my answer will be short and swee [...] [...] blog @ AWBHoldings.com wrote an interesting post today on 2010 Philippine Elections: Important issues, 2Here’s a quick excerpt Janette Toral posted a call for a discussion of issues relevant to the 2010 Philippine presidential elections, tagging a lot of bloggers in the process. Instead of one post, I will make a series of post about this topic, and it will be an issue or two per post, hopefully. For every post, I will state an issue, explain why it should be an issue, and share my thoughts on the issue. If you ask me why we should bother ourselves with the issue of electoral reforms, my answer will be short and swee [...]

]]> By: Election » Blog Archive » 2010 Philippine Elections: Important issues, 2 http://awbholdings.com/blog/2008/01/30/2010-philippine-elections-important-issues-2/#comment-17268 Election » Blog Archive » 2010 Philippine Elections: Important issues, 2 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:32:18 +0000 http://awbholdings.com/blog/?p=532#comment-17268 [...] blog @ AWBHoldings.com wrote an interesting post today on 2010 Philippine Elections: Important issues, 2Here’s a quick excerpt Janette Toral posted a call for a discussion of issues relevant to the 2010 Philippine presidential elections, tagging a lot of bloggers in the process. Instead of one post, I will make a series of post about this topic, and it will be an issue or two per post, hopefully. For every post, I will state an issue, explain why it should be an issue, and share my thoughts on the issue. If you ask me why we should bother ourselves with the issue of electoral reforms, my answer will be short and swee [...] [...] blog @ AWBHoldings.com wrote an interesting post today on 2010 Philippine Elections: Important issues, 2Here’s a quick excerpt Janette Toral posted a call for a discussion of issues relevant to the 2010 Philippine presidential elections, tagging a lot of bloggers in the process. Instead of one post, I will make a series of post about this topic, and it will be an issue or two per post, hopefully. For every post, I will state an issue, explain why it should be an issue, and share my thoughts on the issue. If you ask me why we should bother ourselves with the issue of electoral reforms, my answer will be short and swee [...]

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