With the discovery of glitches in 76,000 compact flash (CF) cards in the Precinct Count Optical Scanner (PCOS) machines just five days prior to Election Day, the probability of a "NO-EL" (no election) scenario is almost a certainty. There is just no way that Smartmatic-TIM — the contractor responsible for the operation of the new Automated Election System (AES) — could fix the "source code" glitches, lab-test the corrected "source code," create 76,000 new CF cards, and thoroughly field-test the PCOS machines throughout the country. Not in five days. Not in 30 days. They'd be lucky if they can generate a glitch-free "source code" in 60 days. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is left with no other option but to postpone the May 10 elections. To proceed would only lead to chaos and total breakdown of the electoral process... Read the full story >> Failure of Elections Looms
