The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the proponents of the voters receipt will face off on today as the Supreme Court (SC) is set to conduct oral arguments concerning the implementation of the Voters Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).
This after the Comelec has appealed the SC’s ruling requiring the printing of the voters receipt in compliance with the minimum capabilities set forth under Republic Act No. 9369, or the “Automated Elections Systems Law”.
The Comelec said the SC decision greatly impacts their preparation for the May 9, 2016 elections.
Among the issues to be deliberated are the following:
— whether the SC ruling can be complied with in good faith for the May 9 elections considering the material time left for preparations; and
— whether there are sufficient safeguards that can meet the purpose, if not the letter, the statutory requirement of a VVPAT.
Both petitioners Bagumbayan-VNP Movement and former Senator Richard J. Gordon and the respondent were given 10 minutes each to give their respective opening statements.
Interpellation will immediately follow the parties’ presentation of arguments.
In a four-page advisory of the SC En Banc, the Comelec was also required to submit its timeline and relevant work plans to support its position.
Meanwhile, the SC in its two-page notice of resolution signed by Clerk of Court Atty. Felipa B. Anama, denied the petition-in-intervention of former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Augusto Syjuco.
The SC denied the petition of Syjuco, who would like to intervene in the VVPAT case, for lack of merit. (PNA)
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