16.09.11
In place of of local election results, a compact flash (CF) be direct used in one of the precincts in Pikit, North Cotabato yielded the results of the elections in Colombia.
This was one of the vital poll irregularities uncovered by the camp of former North Cotabato Governor Manny Piñol in the 2010 elections.
Piñol has filed an electoral squawk against former Representative Emmylou Talino-Santos who won the race for the governorship of North Cotabato by over 30,000 votes.
“This complication is very serious and must be brought to the attention of the 2nd (Comelec) Division immediately so that this could be acknowledged deeper investigation,” said Piñol’s lawyer Loreto C. Ata.
The figures containing the results of Colombia’s election were found after the CF card was decrypted.
‘Repulsive’
Ata said the “shocking and troubling” recognition could cast doubt on the credibility of the first computerized elections in the fatherland.
Source: Inquirer.net