RANDOM MANUAL AUDIT is the process of examination to determine whether the automated count of the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) under an Automated Election System (AES) is accurate based on a manual verification of said count.
Section 24 of RA 9369, which created a new Section 29 in RA 8436 as an amendment, provides for the conduct of a random manual audit as follows:
Where the AES is used, there shall be a random manual audit in one precinct per congressional district randomly chosen by the Commission in each province and city. Any difference between the automated and manual count will result in the determination of root cause and initiate a manual count for those precincts affected by the computer or procedural error.
Please click on any of the following links for more related information in connection with the 13 May 2019 National and Local Elections:
- Selected Cities/Municipalities for Random Manual Audit
- Allocation of Clustered Precincts per Legislative District
- Resolution No. 10525
IN THE MATTER OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RANDOM MANUAL AUDIT (RMA) FOR THE 13 MAY 2019 AUTOMATED SYNCHRONIZED NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS THEREAFTER.
Promulgation: 11 April 2019 - Resolution No. 10458
IN THE MATTER OF THE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF RANDOM MANUAL AUDIT (RMA) FOR THE 13 MAY 2019 AUTOMATED SYNCHRONIZED NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS THEREAFTER.
Promulgation: 05 December 2018