REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
Intramuros, Manila

IN THE MATTER OF THE

ADDENDUM TO RESOLUTION NO. GARCIA, George Erwin M., Auirman
11076 RE: Gnuuner INsrnucrtous INTING, Socorr o 8., Conuttissioner
FOR THE ELECTORAL BOANOS ON CASQUEIO, Marlon S., Conunissioner
FEROLINO, Aimee p., Cnntmissioner
THE PROCESS OF VOTING, BULAY, Rey 8., Commissioner
CouNTrNG, & TRANsMrssroN oF MACED& JR., Ernesto Ferdinan d, p ., Commissioner
EmcrroN RssuLTS FoR THE 12 MAy CELIS, Nelson J., Commissioner
2025 NanroNel, LocAL, &
BaNcsenaono panruwrrNrenv
ELECTIoNS, PRoMULGATED oN
ocToBER 30,2024
Promul gated :J anury 21,, 20

RESOLUTION NO.11.098
WHEREAS, the Commission has promurgated Resolution
No. 11076 on october
30-,2024 to guide the electoral_boards in the proce"ss of voting, counting and
transmission
of results for the May 12, 2025 Nationar andiocal Elections, partiamentary
and seRtIM
Elections;

WHEREAS, since the promulgation of Resolution No. 11076,

some ACM
operations and procedures in the voting and counting of votes
have been modified;

WHEREAS, there is a need to arign these modified operational procedures

with
the guidelines provided in the resolution;

Now THEREFoRE, the Commission on Elections has RESOLVED, as it hereby

RESOLVES, to promulgate the following suppremental guidelines
to the electoral boards
during the voting, counting and transmission of results:

Sec. 1. The following provisions of Comelec Resolution No. L1075

are hereby
supplemented/amended to read as follows:

ARTICLE IV
FINAL TESTING AND SEALING

sEC. 18. Procedures for the Final resting and sealing of the ACM.
- The EB shall
observe the following procedures for the FTS of the ACM:
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(a) Explain to those present the purpose of and the procedures for the FTS;

(b) Perform the FTS following the AcM opERArroN pRocEDUREs hereto
attached as
"ANNEXB;" and

(.) Randomly choose ten (10) persons, from among those present, who will
accomplish the ballots to be used for FTS. If there are less than
ten (10) persons
present, any of them may accomplish more than one (1) ballot to
complete the
ten (10) ballots.

To accomplish the ballots, the_Chairperson sharl give each of

the ten (10) persorui a
ballot inside the ballot secrecy fold-e.r an9 a markin"g pen. Using the
,.urtirrg p*, th"y
shall accomplish the banot by fu1ly shading the"circle oppisite
tt ,,uii, or in"
candidates, including that of the party, orgarizatiory o, .oilition "
participating in the
party-list system of representilo.n Thlr:aJter, they shall retum the
"i.ffirirr.,"a
ballot inside the ballot secrecy forder and the marking pen to the chairperson.

For the voters in the BARMM, two (2) barots shari be used during
the FTS: one
containing the NLE candidates, and the other containing tle names
of"thu .r.rdidut",
for members of the Bangsamoro parliament.

The Chairperson shall:

(a) Examine the accom plished b allot and determine wh ether th

e circle opnosi te
the names of the candidate s/political parties partici pat Ing ln the partv -list
svstem have been fully shade d; and t he securi ty features (timi
ng matks
barcodes, and OR codes) have not been

(b)

(c) Instruct the oers ons to verifv the v otes as apDear ins on the WPAT and
o lace
the same in the WPAT receptacle

(d) Perform the sam ePr ocedur esin"a",''b", and "c" u ntil all ten (10 ballots
) are
fe4
(e) Follow the instru ctions on the closins of o olls and the printins of election
returns after aII the ten (10) ballots have been fed; and

(0 Conduct Manu al Verific ation of Results f ollowin the edures in the

lmm ediatelv su cceedine section.

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sEC. 19. Manual verification of Results. - The EB sha1l retrieve the accomplished
ballots from the balIot box, manualiy count the votes therein, arrd ucco*plirh th"
manual ERs provided for the purpose. The following r.ules shall be observed in the
manual counting of votes:
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(u) The Chairperson shall verify the ballots to determine

whether there is over_
voting (when the number of votes in a position exceeded
the maximum number
of .selgcli-ons allowed for that contesty. r tn"r" i" u., rrrer-vote
in a position, no
vote shall be counted in favor of any candidate for
the said position.
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(0 The EB shall compare the resurts derived from

the ERs generated by the ACM,
the manually prepared ERs, and the VWAT Audit
Report.

If the resuits are the

same, perform the re-zero procedure, and shut
down the
ACM following the steps in the ACMOr ERATION PR OCEDURES
"ANNEX B"
If the results are not the same, the EB shan re-appreciate the
balots and review
the WPAT to determine the discrepancy. ff tfr"ie
is sUU a air.r"pu.,.y, ii" fA
the assigned DES. technicai support staff for
*d1-9]^* technicar assistance.
DFso technical support staff sharl repori such incident to
:Ir
.tr\J Concerned
the NTSC and the

Onc e the discrepancy is resol ved, perform the re-zero

procedure, and shut down
the ACM following the step s in the ACM OPERATIo
N PROCED URES (,, ANNEX
Elt
In no case shall there be transmission of votes
done during the FTS of ACM.

(e) Place the counted ballots,

WpAT, manually_prepared ERs, ACM_generated ERs
and all other reports generated by the eiU, ir. tf," envelope
p.o"ria"a fo. tl*
PuIPose.
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SEC,21. Disposition of Forms/Supplies. _ After the

FTS, the EB shall

(a) Place the A CM in its c ase and seal it with a plas tic
securifu seal, Thereafter,
return the ACM case inside its box and secure it with a paper
seal . Leave the
ACM box, ballot box, WpAT rece ptacle, and external battery
inside the polling
place or any secured room in the v oting center.

(b) submit to the Eo the Enverope for Counted FTS Balots, FTS
Election Returns,
and Other Reports (CEF No- containing the following *a
-A17-FTS) tfru
same with a paper seal (CEF No. A12): ""J
(1) Diacnosti c Rep ort;
(2) Initializa on Re
(3) Nine (9) c opres of Nati onal and Loc Returns;
(4) Manual ER;
(s) Counted ballot s and
(6) VVPAT.

lhe Eo shall keep the above documents until further instructions from the
Commission.

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ARTICLEVI
MANNEROFVOTING
SEC. 28. Who may Vote. - A11 registered voters whose
narnes appear in the EDCVL
may vote in the 2025 NLE and Bangsamoro Parliam entary
Election, unless their names
are manually crossed out from the same list with pro
the annotations , dul ysr d
by ERB:

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(d) The.vqt_er has_bsen verified to have double/multiple

registration records based
on A-FIS matching;

(e) Th".-rotu._hus approred appli.atio. for tra.sfer of.ugrst rtio.,ecords

". to
Trothut -dirOi.V.ift or *rr,i.ip"liW
Approval; or

(0 The v oter is d eceased and inclu ded in the C ertificate

of Deceased R ecister ed
Voters fro m the Local Civil R ecishar
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Fo RMs, r"tffi i'*,'ilur rruur,r,

"
SEC. 41. Election Forms, Documents, and Supplies.

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B' Final resting and searing. - The dury designated member

of the EB shall obtain
from the oEo the folowing forms, doclmenti, and suppries
in trre mornini o] trre
day scheduled for the FTS of the ACM, unress the ciryirrtunicrpar
Eo froriJ", u.,
earlier period:

FROM THE CITYA4UNICIPAL ELECTTON OFFICER

RATE OF
CEF DISTRIBUTION
NO. DESCRIPTION
PER CLUSTERED
PRECINCT
Election Forms

A5.FTS FTS Ballots 7 Pieces

A9-TS EI e c ti o n Retwns tor T esting an d 1 Set of 4 pages

S e alin
A11 Minutes of Final Testing and 1 Set of 2 copies
Sealing of ACM, Voting counting
and Transmission of Votes
412 Paper Seal 1 Piece
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Envelope for Voting and Counting

For Counted FTS Ballots, FIS 1 Piece

A17- FtS
Election Returns, and Other
Reports

NLE Supplies

FTS Ballot Secre Folder 1.2 Pieces

Indelible Ink 4 Bottles
Ball en for EB J Pieces
Thum rint Taker 1 Piece

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pRocEDUREs FoR +SlIriH

I5L*r,*.
oF vorEs.
TRANSMISSION OF PRECINCT RESULTS

SEC.43. Preliminaries to the Voting. _ The EB

shall:

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G) Break the paper seal of the ACM case:

(1) Open the ACM case and check if the foll owing are
deposited inside:
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lV. The tfuee (3) Personal Identi-fication Numbers (pINs)

for operating the ACM, the
three (3) smartcard securitv keys, and one
1fy nN fJ. ie_zeroing;

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(2) the smartcard securitv keys and securify pINs from

T:*t:u" the ACM case and
the same among themselves. The RE-2ER. pIN
listr]b^yr shal remain inside
the ACM case.

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sEC. 47. closing of po[s; Counting of Votes and rransmission

of Results; printing
of Reports, WPAT Audi! and shutting Down the ACMs; procedure.
voters have cast their baflots, the EB shan ensure - After the
that the Ip-svR, pDl-spp, ,rrJppp
ballots, iJ any, have been fed in the ACM. The EB shall
then .r"r" ** uy
pe-rforming the procedures provided in the ACM
o'ERATTON PROCEDURES ("ANNEX ""i.g
B").

After printing all the thirty (30) copies of the ERs and the statisticar
reports, the
EB shall:
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(a) Perform ball of review

(b) Print the au dit los reo oIt;

(.) Perform the final back-UD DIOC edure. The ACM will au tomaticallv shutdown
after comol etine the final back-up:

(d) Break the seal of the USB d evlce co mp artment open

, it s cover, remo ve the main
USB devi ce fro m the ACM, and place it i nside the en
velope (A1 8-B). The EB
shall also indicate on the envelo p e the clustere dp recinct
number, bar an v,
and ci unicipali tvlprov ince, The Ba clcup USB deoice shall nof be
remo aed
mtheA nd the cooer o the USB 7Ce COln artm ent shal I be re-seale

(e) Place th e initial ization re o ecinct tatistical re and au dit lo 1n heir

corles ondin envelo es A18-C to A18-E

(h) Disc onnect th e follo wrnq:

(1) ACM electric al ada er from th e outl eti

(2) Power cord from the batterv an dACM;

(i) Place the s martcard s ecurlty kevs and PINs in t he

ACM c as e;
(i) Refurn the batterv in i ts ori nal box;

(k) Place the p ower co rd and the A CM electric al adapter

1ns ide the AC M case; and

(l) Close the ACM case then place it in the ACM box.

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ARTICLE XII
DISPOSITION OF DOCUMENTS

SEC. 95. Disposition of Election Returns - After printing

the first nine (9) copies of
the ERs, the EB sharl sign and aJfix their thumbmar.ks
in t-rr"-Etiri.oti.rrffiioi'or
copies of the ERs. Thereafter, the EB shall immediatelv
cause the postins of the ,,Copy "l
The EB shall
individually fold the ERs. The rirrt
serialiy numbered paper seals ana pucid"igr,tin1a;
*lI-. ot-tt,uiFJrnilue sealed with
*reirrespective envelopes (CEF No. A17).
Al1 envelopes containing the ERs shatt be seared with
ser;alry numbered pup"r r"ar.

The EB shall also affix their signatureson the paper

sears and enveropes on the space
provided. The watchers present shall, Iikewise, th"i, ,ig.rut"."r, gi"ir,jpr;f;.r."
to the dominant majority and minorify parties, "fL
and accrediied citizeis, arirs.
The ERs shall be distributed to the following:
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(1) City or Municipal Board of Canvassers;

(2) The Commission;

(3) The Congress, directed to the president of the senate (onty with respect to
election of Senators and the party_list System)
tlu

(4) Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (ppCRV);

(5) National Citizen s Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL);

(6) Dominant majority party as determined by the Commission

in accordance with
law;

(n Dominant minority party as determined by the commission

in accordance with
law;

(8) Ballot box;

(9) "CopvforPostinga,:

(10) Provincial Board of Canvassers;

(11) Ten (10) accredited major national parties, excruding

the dominant majority and
minority parties, in accordance with a voluntary agreement
among them.
(12) Two (2) accredited major rocar parties in accordance with
a voiuntary agreement
among them. If no such agreement is reached, the
commissio" .r,ii iu.iau
which parties shafl receive the copies on the basis of
the criteri"
provided in Section 25 of Republic Act No. 7166; ""J"g"* i" ir.,",
(13) Four (4) national broadcast or print media entities
as rury be equitably
determined by the commission in view of propagating the
copils to thJ widest
extent possible;

(14) Two (2) local broadcast or print media entities as may

be equitably determined
by the Commission in view of propagating the copies t6 the widest
extent
possible; and

(15) Two (2) major citizens' arms, incruding the accredited citizens,
arm, and other
groups or organizations enlisted by the Commission,
::1?_TtirT
organizations"*cluJirrg
PPCRV and NAMFREL. Such citizens, anns, groups, and
mav use
the two (2) certified copies of erection returni for'the .."a,i.t
counts at the local or national levels.
J.iir"*;l"i"t
The_remaining copies shal be given to other accredited citizens,
arms other than
NAMFREL and ppCRV.
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sEC' 97' Disposition of ACM, Ba[ot Boxes,

Election Refurns and other Documents.
- when the counting of votes has ended
place have already been amounced,
t',"l"r"rl of the erection in the polring
""Jshall:
the EB

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(b) Close the flap of the ballot box with

a securify seal;

(")

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(4) The envelope containing the rne4_UgB_dev&e

for use by the city/municipal
board of canvassers thr.ough th" n.."ffi
urra C"r,oay Crorp (RCG); and

(5) Other pertinent papers and documents.

(e)

After the counting of votes, the EO or the city/municipar

treasurer shal1 require the
EB, which failed to furn over the election
docr.iments o-, p"rupr,"..rulia to deliver them
immediately and in-form him/her that failure,o
ao-ro may constitute an election
offense."

sec' 2' ACM operations procedure. The ACM

operations procedure (Annex ,,B,,)
of Resolution No. 11076 is hereby replaced with
tne acla oper.ations procedure attached
to this resolution as Annex ,,A,,.

.. 3' Effectivity - This resolution sharl take effect on the

. 1"" seventh (7h) day after
its publication in two (2) newspapers o{ general
Comelec website.
circuration *
*," rr.,irlf firlur'uil'ir, ,i.,"

sec. 3. Pubrication and Disseminafion. - The Education

Deparknent (EID), this Commission, sharl cause the and InJormation
immediate publication of this
Resoluti.on in two (2) daily newspapers of general
circulatio^ in the rir'rpfr""r. E""rr*,
EID shall furnish copies thereoi to au ne"giona Election
Directors, provincial Election
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supervisors, Election officers, the concerned offices

and departrnents in the Main office
of the Commission, a, Departments, Bureaus,
offices and Agencies conce.""a, i"ari*g
tfe DlnartmlnJ of Foreign other gorrerrm"nt agencies maintaining offices
ff*" ad
abroad rhe lnformation Technology oepartrre"nt shan post a copy of this Resorution on
the website of the Commission.

SO ORDERED.

GEORGE ERWINM. GARCIA

Chnimtan

SOCORRO B, INTING
MARLON S. CASQUEJO
Commissioner
Commissioner

AIMEE P. FEROLINO
REY E. BULAY
Cammissioner
Commissioner

ERNESTO FERDINAND P. MACEDA.JR.

NELSONJ. CELrS
Commissioncr
Commissioner

CERTIFICATION

APPROVED for publication on January 2.1,,2025.

Director lV 'T,
Offce of tlu Commission Secretary

Tlris Resolution can be verified at this number (02) gs27-2ggz

and email address at
comsec@comelec. gov.ph.
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Annex I

AUTOMATED COUNTING MACHINE (ACM) OPERATION PROCEDURES

FOR FINALTESTING AND SEALING (FTS), ELECTION DAY AND
TRANSMISSION OF ELECTION RESULTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
12 MAY 2025 NATIONAL, LOCAL, and BANGSAMORO
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS.

section L.scope.- This ACM opERATroN pRocEDunnsshall supplement

COMELEC Resolution No. 11076 dated 30 october 2024, otherwise known as
,,GENERAL
INSTRUC'iloNS FoR THE ELECTORAL BoARDS (EBS) oN THE PROCESS oF
VOTING, COUNT]NG, AND TRANSMISSION oF ELECTIoN RESULTS FoR THE 12 M Ay 2025
NATIoNAL, LoCAL, AND BANGSAMoRo PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIoNSI'.

2. Einal Testing anil Sealing of Automateil Counting Machine (ACM). _

Y"ilg!
The foilowing procedures shail be followed during the Final Testing and sealing
(FTS) of the Automated Counting Machine (ACM):

FINAL TESTING AND SEALING OF ACM

1. Retrieve the ACM from its box. open the ACM hardcase and verify the
contents found inside the ACM hardiase against the items indicated on the
checklist.

2. show to the public that the left compartment at the back of the ACIv{, where the
main and backup usB tokens are individually stored, is sealed. These
compartments must remain sealed throughout the entire FTS procedure.

3. Position the ballot box in an area that is accessibie to voters during voting.
Attach the voter receipt receptacle to the ballot box.

4. Properly place the ACM on top of the ballot box.

5' LiIt up the ACM monitor towards you until the screen display is viewable.

6. Connect the ACM Iithium banery e2.4 V LiFepO4-7S1p) to the ACM by

performing the following procedures:

(a) Retrieve the DC lithiumbattery and ACM cables.

(b) Connect the ACM cabie to the AC power adapter and plug the other end
into the electrical ouflet.

(c) Connect the cable of the AC power adapter cormector (red) to the input DC
power port of the DC lithium battery.

(d) From the battery, remove the cover of the male coaxial connector and
connect to the DC female coaxial cable connector.

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(e) Plug the other end into the ACM power port and then switch on the lithium
battery.

7. Press the red power-on @ brtto., which is located beside where the power
adaptor plug and wait for the ACM to initialize. The COMELEC logo will
appear/ followed by a loading message" ACM is starting..." . An "ALERT" will
then appear with the message "Tuto Main USBs are connected, Do you want
to continue?" with the OK button. Press "OK". Wait for the SYSTEM
INI'ORMATION screen to
be displayed with "PRINT DEVICE a
INFORMATION" button.

8. Install the thermal paper ro11 by performing the following procedures:

(a) Place the new thermal roll into the paper roll compartrnent.

(b) Open the printer compartment underneath the ACM monitor by

simultaneously pressing the left and right red buttons to uniock the priater
cover.

(c) Lift the Iid cover upward to open the printer compartment.

(d)Pull out a portion of the thermal paper roll and guide it into place on top
of the sheet feeder. Make sure that it is aligned properly with the printed
COMELEC logo of the thermal paper ro11 is facing downwards.

(e) Close the printer cover by pressing down until you hear a "click" sound.
The ACM should automatically adjust to the insertion of the paper ro11 by
feeding and cutting a few inches of the paper.

9. Press the "PRINT DEVICE INFORMATION" option and check il the device
inJormation is visible on the paper. You can view the System InJormation,
Election Information, and Precinct Information on the screen by pressing on the
right arrow located on the top left corner of the screen, below the COMELEC
logo.

10.Press on the right arrow until you reach the ENROLLMENT screen. T1're
message "INSERT TIIE SM,+RT CARD FOR OPERATION IN TIIE CARD
SLOT' will be displayed.

l.l.Insert the smart card for the EB Chairperson and enter the corresponding Role
PIN. The ACM will now display "The EB Chairpercon authentication was
successful. REMOIr'E THE SMART CARD". Remove the EB Chairperson's
smart card and proceed with the authentication of the other EB mernbers.

12.Insert the smart card for the EB Poll Clerk and enter the corresponding Role
PIN. The ACM will now display "The EB Poll Clerk authentication usas

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successful. REMow rm
9MART 1ARD'. Remove the EB poll Clerk's smart
card and proceed with the authentication of the remaining EB Member.

13.Insert the smart card for the EB Member and enter the corresponding Role pIN.
The ACM will now display "The EB Member authentication taas successftrl.
REMOW THE SMART CARD". Remove the EB poll Clerk,s smart card.

14. After al1 three (3) EB members have completed the authentication process, the
ENROLLMENT screen will be displayed with the instruction to "rNsERT THE
SMART CARD TO REGISTER ME EB MEMBER'S NAME" .

15.Proceed with the registration of the EB members by encoding their complete

narnes, following these procedures:

(a) Insert the smart card of the EB Chairperson. wait until the message
"READINGTIIE SMART CARD" is di.splayed.

(b) Once the smart card is detected, the message ,,lE yOll HAW ApNpKI
CARD, REMOW THE OPERATION SA4ART CARD, A]VD INSERT
TIIE PNPKI SMART CARD. OTHERWSE, TYPE YOUR NAME AND
PRESS TI{E 'ASSIGN, BVTTON" will be displayed.

(.) Enter EB rson's complete name in capital letters (exampie:

]UANA B . DELA CRUZ) and press the ASSIGN button. Or use the
PNPKI card to exkact the EB name stored in the pNpKI card.

(d) If the EB Chairperson will use the pNpKI card, remove the operation
smart card and insert the PNPKI card. Wait until ,,Reading smirt caril,'
is displayed, then enter the PNPKI Digitai Signature password. Remove
the smart card to display the extracted nalne on the screen. Edit the
displayed name if necessary, and then press the ,,ASSIGN,, button.

(e) A{ter pressing "ASSIGN" button, rhe ACM will display ,,EB
Chairperson
name registration successful. KEMOW THE SMART CARD". Remove
the smart card and proceed to the registration of the next EB member,s
name.

(0 Repeat the same procedures described from (a) to (e) to register the
remaining EB members.

1.6. After completing the registration of the EB members, names, the MAIN
MENU will now be displayed.

17. From the MAIN MENU screery the ACM will display the foliowing
information:

(a) On the upper portion, from left to ri.ght:

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. The COMELEC logo, ,,Republic of the philippines,,, ,,Commission

on Elections";
. The title and date of the election;
r Precinct information containing the city/municipality/province,
barangay/voting center; and
. The clustered precinct ID number;

(b) On the lower portion, from left to right:

. The date and time;
. The status of the ACIvI, which should. show as ,,NOT
INITIALIZED" during FTS;
r The transmission status icon;
o Connectivity status displayed with an exclamation point during
FTS;
. The actual number of registered voters for the clustered precincf
and
. The number of ballots scanned, which shouid be zero (0) at the
start of the FTS.

18 Check the date and time displayed if they are correct and aligned with the
present date and time. If the date and/or time is incorrect] perform the
following procedures:

(a) Tap the UTILITES menu option and selecr the CHANGE DATE AND
TIME. The message "INSERT THE SMART CARD FOR OPERATION
INTIIE CARD SLOT'will display.

(b) At least two (2) required EB members which shall include the
Chairpersory must insert their operation cards and enter their Role pINs
for authentication to allow the change of date and time.

(c) After authenticating the EB Chairperson and at least one of the EB

members, the current date and time will be displayed.

(a)Iup the displayed DATE or TIME to correct them and then press the
CANCEL option to revoke the action or OK to reflect the changes made.

(e) Press OK button to retum to the UTILITIES sub-menu.

(f) Press X mark in the top left comer of the screen to return to the MAIN
MENU.

19. The certified IT-capable EB member shall perform the following ACM
DIAGNOSTIC procedures:

(a) From the MAIN MENU, select ',DIAGNOSTICS,, option;

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(b)T"- ACM will display Ihe,,DIAGNOSTICS', menu. Tap the ,,RUN

AIL" option; and
(c) After choosing
"RLINArL,,, the ACM will initialty test the touchscreen
component displaying the cells in horizontal, vertical,
and diagonal
direction.

. Touch each cell by running your finger in a line on

the 4 corners of the
screen and in a X path before the time (30 seconds)
runs out. If the set
time out is reached without touching all the ceils, the ACM
will
automatically record the Touchscreen diagnostic lest as,,FAILED,,
.

' AII cells that have been touched w,r change their color which
indicates that the regions on the screen are fun&oning
properly.
(d) The ACMwill automatically proceed to the next component, the AUDIO
DIAGNOSTIC for speaker and headphone tests.

r To test the ACM speaker: The ACM will automatically play

the
sounds on the ACM and simultaneously display ,'Did
yiu'heir the
sounds?" with volume adjustment and ,'1{O, ana ,,yES,ibuttons.

. Press "YES" if you heard the sounds. ,,NO,'

if you did not.

' After checking the speaker, the ACM w,t proceed to test
the audio of
the headphone.

. If the headphone is not connected, the ACM will display the

message "PLUG THE HEADPHONE TO THE HEADPHONE1ACK
OF THE ACMi connect the headset to the audio port
to continue the
test or press the X mark on the upper left portiron of the
screen to
record the test as ,,SKIppED,, or piess ,,Nb,, button to
record the
audio test as "EAILED".

' If the,headphone is connected, the ACM wili automatically play the

sounds and display the question ,,Diil you hear the sounds?,,'witt
volume adjustment and,,NO,, and',yES,'-buttons.

. Press "YES" if you heard the sounds.

',NO" i{ you did not.

(e) Now, the ACM will perform the NETWoRK DIAGNOSTIC

test for the
ethemet and modem. For purposes of FTS, there will be no connectivity
test to be performed.

. Press the "X" on the upper teft part of the screen to mark the
diagnostic as "SKIppED,, for both ethemet and modem.

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(0 Th" ACM will now proceed to rhe USB PORTS DIAGNOSTIC and the
screen will display the following:

. The Mounted USB count (there should be 2);

. A panel which contains the following:

1..The port number where the USB is connected, from ports 1 to 4;

2. The status of the USB if detected or mounted;
3. The properties of the connected USB (storage capacity).

. A question 'fS TI{E MIiVIBER OF MOIINTED USB DEWCES

CONKECT?" will be displayed, with ,,NO,, and ,,yES,, buttons.

NOTE: You may use the External kypad or the USB modtm to test tlu
functionality of the Port 3 and port 4io complete the testing of all four (4)
USB ports. Do not forget to remooe the connectcd deztice hritri USb porir'.

. Press "YES" to continue the process.

G) The ACM will automatically proceed to the pRINTER DIAGNOSTIC.

. At this poinf the ACM wilt display the print Count with the image
to
be printed (QR code with sample iext);

. Press "PRINT" button to print the image on the thermal paper.

Verify
the printed image if the same as the di-splayed lmage on tne
,.r"".,. '
. The question "ls the sample image on the scteen pinted cotrectly?,,
will be displayed, followed by with,,NO,, and ,,yis. buttons.

. Press "YES" if it printed correctly, otherwise press,,NO,,.

. Keep the printed sample image for the CAMERA DIAGNOSTIC.

(h)The,ACM will now proceed to SCANNER DIAGNOSTIC

and display
the f ollowing inf ormation:

1. Status;
2. Resulq
ballot paper (checkbox should be clear);
?.
4. !or"p
Recognize ballot paper (checkbox should be dcked).
5. lnstruction to ,'INSERT THE BALLOT,, will also be displayed at
the bottom of the screen.

lnsert one (1) FTS ballot.

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I On the STATUS line, the ACM will display "Scanning", "Recognizing

the ballot" , and then "Sca nning Finished" .

After which, the ACM will display corresponding information of the

ba1lot inserted.

Remove the ballot from the ballot entry slot to display the bailot
images of the bottom and top view of the scanned ballot. To view the
bailot image, tap the preferred side you want to zoom in.

I The ACM likewise prompts the question "Does the displayed ballot
image match the inserteil ballot?" , with "NO" and "YES" buttons.

Press the "NO" or "YES" button to continue with the test.

(i) The ACM wili now

automatically proceed to the SMART CARD
DIAGNOSTIC test displaying the required number of smart cards to test.

t The message "INSERT OPERATION CARD IN THE CARD SLOT

Q/0" is displayed. Insert the smart card of any of the EB members.
I On the CARD STATUS, the ACM will display message "successfully
reail ilata", and at the same time, information of the inserted card will
display on the panel (Tested Card, Card CP ID, Card role, Card error
reason).

I Remove the inserted card and then repeat the process until all the
required smart cards are tested.

I The ACM will display the list of roles of EB members whose smart
cards have been tested on the "Tested Card" field.

I After testing all the smart cards, the question" Are all the smart cails
testeil?" will show onscreen with "YES" option. Press "YES".

(j) The ACM shall now perform the CAMERA DIAGNOSTIC.

I If the square in the center of the screen appears to be entirely in black,

check if the camera cover is closed. If closed, open the camera cover
by sliding it to the rigirt. eneside.

Get the printed sample image with the QR code that was generated
during the printer diagnostic.

I The message "PLACE THE PRINTED SAMPLE IMAGE IN FROIVI

OF mE CAMERA" willbe displayed.

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I Position the printed sampre image with the

eR code in front of the
camera found below the smart card slot. The content of the
eR code
"2025 MAKABAGONG HALALAN PARA SA MAKABAGONG
PILIPINO" will be disptayed in the eR code value. In case of 1ow
light, tum on the camera iight by sliding the Camera LED option on
the ACM screen.

I The question "Does the camera. reail the

eR code?,, will be disptayed
on screen.

t Press the "YES" button to continue with the last component test for
the ACM.

(k) now proceed with the last component to be tested, the

1:.1!y_rha11
KEYPAD DIAGNOSTIC

I The message'COAATECT THE KEWAD AND TIIENPRESS

EACH
OF THE SD{ (6) BUTTONS" will be displayed with ,,NO,, ,,yES,,
and
options.

. Connect the Extemal Keypad in the USB port at the back

of the ACM.
r Press all the available keys on the extemal keypad. Check
if the
symbols displayed on screen corresponds wittr ihe keys that were
pressed.

. The message "Are

!\ ymbols on the keypait displayed correctly
when pressed?", with,,NO,, arrd ,,yES,, opti-ons.

. After all keys are pressed and d.isplayed on the screery +he ,,yES,,
button will be enabled. press yES to continue.

(l) The summary of the result per component will display on

the screen as
well as the messages ,'GENERATING THE DIACNOSTIC REPORT....
PRIN?ING THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT' while simultaneously prinring
the report.

(*). S-."1"" the printed diagnostic report and piace it inside the envelope
. (A17- TS) provided for the purpose.

(n)After
!futi"g the Diagnostic Report and if some tests were skippecl or
have failed results, the ACM shai d.isplay the status per color:

. GREEN; PASSED ISUCCESSFULLy COM4LETED THE TEST]

. RED: FAILED IUNSUCCESSFULTESTI
. YELLOW: SKtppED [BypASS THETEST]

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can re-py1! a copy of the Diagnostic Report by selecting the

l9l!:_Yy
"PRINT DIAGNOSTIC REPORT" bufio;. Additionally, you can'retry
tesfing any failed or skipped component by clicking the buttoi cirresponding
io
the component's name.

(o) Ciick the X button in the top reft part of the screen to retum to the MAIN
MENU.

20 To start the voting process, the EB shall open the election:

(a) Tap the OPEN VOTING button to display .INSERT TI{E

SMART CARD
FOR OPERATIONINTIIE CARD SiOi".

(b) Lrsert the smart card for operation of the Chairperson which
wil then
llsplay the message "T'HE CARD INSERTED IS fOR THE EB
CI{AIRPERSON. E^ITER THE pIN". Enter the pIN
Chairperson.
of the EB

(c) After successful authenticatiory the message "The

EB Chairperson
authenticatiott was successful,,. "REMOVE THE SMART
CARD",
remove the EB Chairperson,s smart card.

(d) Insert the smart card of either the EB pol Crerk

or the EB Member, r,r,hich
will then display the message -TI{E O{nD IATSERTED IS FORTHE <EB
Position>. ENTER fHE pIN". Enter the Role pIN corresponding
to the
smart card that was used. Remove the smart card to proceed
#itr, trr"
printing of the Initialization Report.

f") T! messages "Generating the lnitialization Report... printing the

Initialization ,,
Report... wili appear on the screen while simultane"ously
printing the Initialization Report. The report should show
Zero (0) vot'e
for each candidate incruding the geographic inJormation
livrachine rD,
Serial Number, ACM Configurition, province, City/Municipality,
Barangay, Center, ClusLred precinct ID, precincts ln a Ciuster,
Number of-Yofug
Registered Voters, Number of Ballots Counted)

21 printing the Irritialization Report, the Chairperson, poil Clerk, and.

{ter
EB Member,-
EB
and three (3) watchers from the representatives of the political
parties, candidates, or citizens' arms present, shan affix
their signatures on
the report. Place the Initiarization Report in the enverope
(A17-TE) provided,
for the purpose.

22. ft: tCY is now ready to accept ballots. During this time, the ACM screen
will display the header "vorrN-G ,ILEASE
scREEM' witithe rnstruction to
INSERTTIIE BALLOT'.

23 Once the ballot is inserted, the ACM displays the following

in sequence:

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(a) After the ballot is inserted, the status messages: " scanning the battot' . . .
"Veifying the ballot' . . . " saoing oote resul{, . .. ,,Depositing the ballot
in the ballot b ox" ..." G enerating the V ote Receip{, ...,, pnnting the V ote
Receip{' is displayed. A vote receipt will be printed by the A-M.

(b) The front page of scanned ballot image will be displayed for 15 seconds,
while the back page will be viewable for 5 seconds. During this time, the
voter may zoom in on the scanned image using the touchscreen by:

. Scroll up to view the iower portion of the ballot.

. Tap on the "RIGHT ARROW" button to display the back face of

the ballot.

. Tap on the "RIGHT ARROW" button to exit. The voting screen

will be displayed automatically after the iapse of the timei.

24. Continue the voting process for the remaining nine (9) FTS ballots.

25
{fter the ten (10) voters have cast their votes, perform cl-osE VoTING with
the following procedures:

(u) \A/hile on the vorrNG scREEN, insert the smart card of anv of the EB
members to access the MAIN MENU. Select the "CLOSE VOTING,,
option.

(b) The process will require authentication of the three (3) EB members.

(.) lnsert the smart card of the EB Chairperson which will then display the
message "The caril inserteil is
for the EB Chairperson tttfE,n fruf
PIN." Enter the Role pIN for the EB Chairperson.

(d) A status message reading: " Ttrc EB aairperson authentication was

successful. REMOVE THE SMART CARD" will be displayed after
successful authentication. Remove the smart card

(u) Insert the smart card of the EB poll Cterk which will then display the
message "The card inserted is
for the EB poll Clerk. EIJTER THE plN."
Enter the Role PIN for the EB poll Clerk.

(0 t_"i1T,r T"sage reading: "Tlu EB Poll Cterkauthenticationzoas successful.

REMOVE THE SMART CARD" will be displayed after succesiful
authentication. Remove the smart card.

(g) lnsert the smart card of the EB Member which wiII then display the
message "The caril inserted is for the EB Member. ENIER .fHE pIN."
Enter the Role PIN for the EB Member.

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(h) The EB Member authentication zoas successful.

*:,,:T-t l=t_lgereading:'
REMOVE THE SMART CARD" will be disptayed after succesiful
authentication. Remove the smart card

(i) The ACM will ask to "SELECT rHE EB ROLE TO DtGtTALLy SIGN
THE ELE CTI ON RES ULTS ". Tap on &te,, EB CHAIRPER SON,, f irst.

(,) The instruction "INSERT THE SMART CARD WTH THE pNpKI
DIGITAL SIGNATURE IF AVAILABLE, OTHERWSE, INSERT THE
OPERATION SMART CARD" wil be displayed. Insert the
corresponding smart card.

(k) Enter the Role PIN of the EB chairperson and then remove the card if
the Role PIN is accepted.

(l) Repeat steps (i), (i), and

ft) for the EB poll Clerk and EB Member until
all three (3) EB members have digitally signed the election retums.

26. The ACM will proceed with the generation of Election Returns.

(u) messages "Tabulating result...,, and then ,,Generating the Election

1"
Returns positioas..."
for Nationar with loading progress status starting
from 0% will be displayed.

ACM wilt then print nine (9) copies of Erection Retums for Nationar
@) 3"
Positions while the message " pnntiig the Election Returns National
l of 30-
is displayed on screen. Wait for iU .rirru (9) copies to be printed
completely and placed them in the envelope provided for the purpose.

k) lyte1 the_nine copies of the National ERs, the message ,,Generating the
Flection positions...,,with loadiig progr"r, ,tuto,
.Returns for Local
starting from 0% will be displayed.

(d)]h" ACM will proceed to print nine (9) copies of Election Retums for
Local Positions will startwhile the message ;pinting the ElectionReturns
Local 1 of 3A' is disptayed.

(e) Place the nine (9) copies of the Local ERs in the enverope provided for
the purpose.

27.
3:: pl**g is compieted, the message,,Gen eratingDatafor CCS lmport, wtll
be displayed, followed by the TRANSMISSION menu.

28. The ACM will display message "Do you zoant to transmit?,,.
Select,,SKlp
TRANSMISSION".

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NorE: Eor purposes of FTs, no baflsmissiofl of erection resurts u:iil be

performed.

29.
}e ACM wilt go back to the CLOSE VOTING screen and display
"Generating the positions"
Election Returns for National with 0% rouair,!
progress. Tap on "STOP PRINTING" button. The ACM will completely prini
one (1) copy of the ER before it can stop printing.

NOTE: Eor the purpose of FTS, therc usill be NO prtnting of additional 21

co-pies of ERs. Tap on the "STOp PRINTING. button ro cancel
the prinring
of the ER.

30. A-fter pressing the "STOP PRINTING-, the ACM will generate and print the
Election Retums for Loca] positions. similarly, press pRINTItrtG,, to
"srop
stop the printing of the Election Retums for Local positions.

31 After skipping the printing of the twenty-one (21) copies of the National
retums and twenty-one (21) copies of the Local retums, the ACM will
automatically generate and print the STATISTICAL REPORT.

32.
f!"] l",t"g the Statisticai Report, the ACM will automatically retum to the
MAIN MENU.

33 Perform the BALLOT REVIEW by selecting the button displayed on the

MAINMENU.

(a) The ballot image containing only the voted candidates will be displayed,
together with the Total Ballot Count and Current Ballot Count. Tile iotal
Ballot Count is the same as the number of ballots scanned.

@) ftroll up/down to view all the cand.idates per position.

(c) Tap on the "RIGHTARROI4/ >. bunon to display the other ballot images.

(d) Tap on the "X" icon on the top left comer of the screen to exit the page,
which will be redirected to the MAIN MENU.

3+ EB Chairperson will then perform Re-Zero process. From the MAIN

A"
MENU, tap on ,LITILITIES, ,RE-ZERO'.
the option then choose

(a) On the ZERO-OUT screen, the system will .INSERT THE

ask to SMART
CARD FOR OPERATION IN THE CARD SLOT, to authenticate the
Process.

(b) Insert the EB Chairperson's smart card and enter the Role pIN. Remove
the EB Chairperson's smart card after authentication is successful.

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(c) The screen will disptay instructions to ,,INSERT

THE ZERO_OUT
SMART CARD IN THE CARD SLOT, .lnsert the Zero-Out smart card and
enter the corresponding PIN. Remove the card as instructed.

(d)T. "Processing Zero-out'status message will be displayed, foliowed by

"Generating the Zero-Out Repor{, .

G) 1". ACM will print the Zero-Out Report while the screen dispiays
" Pinting the Zero-Out Report.,,

(f) once the Zero-out procedure is completed, the ACM will automatically
shut down.

35.Place al1 the FTS ballots , vote receipts, election retums, \AlpA+audii+eperts
and all other reports generated by the ACM in the corresponding envelopes
provided.

s-lctiyrt 3.Election Day.T}e folowing procedures shal be forowed during

Election Day for the Vote Counting Machine (ACM).

ELECTION DAY

1 Make sure that ail diagnostic tests were successfuny performed during FTS
before the conduct of elections.

.,
Follow the same procedures described under Section 2 from steps (1) to (21),
except step (19) untit the EB opens voting for Election Day.

"DO NOT PERFORM THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES'

Yotuq official begins when the ACM is ready,VOTING

J to accept ballots. During this
time, the ACM screen will display the headei SCREEM, with the
instruction to "PLEASE INSERTTIIE BALLOT,.

4. Once the ballot is inserted, the ACM displays the following in sequence:

(a) After the ballot is inserted, the status messages : " scanning the ballot' .. .
"Verifying the ballof' . . . " Saoing oote resilt, ... ,,Depositing the ballot
in the ballot b of' ..." Generating the V ote Receip{, ...,, prtnting the V ote
Receipf is displayed. A vote receipt will be printed by the A-M.

(b) Thelront page of scanned ballot image wilt be displayed for 15 seconds,
while the back page will be viewable for 5 seconds. During this time,
the voter may zoom in on the scanned image using the touchscreen by:

. Scroll up to view the lower portion of the ballot.

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a Tap on the "RIGHT ARROW" button to disptay the back face of

the ballot.

. Tap on the "RIGHT ARROW" button to exit. The voting screen

will be displayed automatically after the iapse of the timei.

5. Continue the voting process until the end of the voting time.

6' After the voting and casting of votes, perform cl-osE vorING with the
following procedures:

(a) While on the VOTTNG SCREEN, insert the smart card of any of the EB
members to access the MAIN MENU. Select the ,CLOSE VOTING,
option.

(b) The process will require authentication of the three (3) EB members.

(c) Insert the smart card of the EB Chairperson which will then
display the
message "The card inserted is the EB Chairperson. ttffEn Un
for
PIN." Enter the Role pIN for the EB Chairperson.

(d)A status message reading: "The EB chairperson authentication utas

successful. REMOI/E THE SMART CARD" wil be displayed after
successful authentication. Remove the smart card

(e) Insert the smart card of the EB po[ crerk which will then display
the
message "The card inserteil is
for the EB poll Clerk. ENTER T}if ifV."
Enter the Rote PIN for the EB poll Clerk.

(f) A status message reading: "The EB poll Cle* authettication utas

successful. REMOIr'E THE SMART CARD. will be displayed after
successful authentication. Remove the smart card

(g) Insert the smart card of the EB Member which will then dispray the
message "The caril inserted is
for the EB Member. ENTER frue pbl."
Enter the Role PIN for the EB Member.

(h) A status message reading: "The EB Member authentication TDas

successful. REMOI/E TIIE SMART CARD" will be displayed after
successful authentication. Remove the smart card.

(i) The ACM wiit ask to ,,SELECT THE EB ROLE TO DtctTALLy SrGN
TIIEELECTIONRESULTS". Tap on the ,,EB CHAIRPERSON,, first.

(j) The instruction "INSERT THE SMART CARD WTH THE pNpKr
DIGNAL SIGNAruRE E AVAILABLE, OTHERI//.ISE, INSERT THE

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OPERAflON SMART CAI{D" will be displayed. Insert the

corresponding smart card.

ft) Enter the Role PIN of the EB Chairperson and then remove the card if
the Role PIN is accepted.

(1) Repeat steps (i), (f), and (k) for the EB poll Clerk and EB Member until
all three (3) EB members have digitally signed the election returrs.

7. The ACM will proceed with the generation of Election Retums.

(u) messages "Tabulating result...,, and then ,,Generuting the Election

Tu
Returns for National Positions..." with loading progr"* rtuto, starting
from 0% will be displayed.

(b) The ACM will

then print nine (9) copies of Erection Returns for National
Positions while the message "pinting the Election Returns National 1 of
30" is displayed on the screen. wait for a[ nine (9) copies to be printed
completely and placed them in the enveiope providedfor the puipose.

. Copy 1 - Copy for the City/Municipal Board of Canvassers

. Copy 2 - Copy for the Commission
. Copy3-CopyfortheppCRV
. Copy 4 - Copy for the NAMFREL
. Copy 5 - Copy for the Dominant Majority party
. Copy 6 - Copy for the Dominant Minority party
. Copy 7 - Copy for the Ballot Box
. Copy 8 - Copy for posting
. Copy 9 - Copy for the provincial Board of Canvassers

G) the nine copies of the Nationai ERs, the message ,,Generating the
{1e.
Election Retuxns for Local positions...,,with loadiig progr"r, ,tuto,
starting from 0% will be displayed.

(d) ACM will proceed to print nine (9) copies of Election Retums for
T.
Local Positions will start while the m"*ug" "pinting the Erection
Returns Local 7 of 30,, is displayed.

(e) Place the nine (9) copies of the Local ERs in the envelope provided for
the purpose.

8. O.1c.e pli"Bg is completed, the message "GeneratingDatafor CCS lmporf,

wili be displayed, followed by the TRANSMISSION menu.

9. The ACM will display message: ,,Do you want to transmit?,,. Insert the
modem into any available usB port on the back of the ACM, or to connect
it to the Ethernet port if the allocated transmission device is starlink router.

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wait for the connectivity status symbol to be fiited with black and display a
v character on top of the signal icon. This indicates that the transmission
device has successfully established a connection.

10.Tap "START TRA ISMfSSION" button and then it will proceed with the
transmission to the following servers:

. MBOC: [City/Municipal CCS]

. Central Server
. Citizen's ARMM Server L
. Citizen's ARMM Server 2
. Dominant Majorily Server
r Dominant Minority Sewer
. Media Server

(b) After the transmission to diJferent servers, the ACM will display the
surnmary results of the transmission.

(c) lmmediately after the set time-out to display the summary result, the
ACM will generate and print the Transmission Report indicating the
stafus of transmission and received per destination seryer.

(d) Verify the results if all servers have the Transmission Status,
"IR,4NSMITIED/IDATE AJVD TlMEl" and Received Status
"RECETVED/[DATE AND TrME]"

,1. ACM will go back to the CLOSE VOTING screen and display
I.
"Generating the Election positions"
Retums for National with 0% toaaing
Progress.

12. The ACM will then print twenty-one (21) copies of Election Retums for
National Positions while the message "priiting the Election Returns
NationalL0 of 30" is displayed o. s.r"er,. Wait for ill twenty_one (21) copies
to be printed compietely and placed them in the envelope
irovided for the
PurPose.

1.3. After the nine copies of the National ERs, the message ,,Generating the
Election Retums for Local Positions..."wittloading progress status starting
tuom 0% will be displayed.

14. The ACM will proceed to print twenty-one (21) copies of Election Retums for
Local Positions will start while the message "prtnting the Election Returns
LocalT0 of30" is displayed.

15. Place the twenty-one (21) copies of the Local ERs in the envelope provided
for the purpose.

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16. The ACM will automatically generate and print the Statistical Report.

17. After printing the statistical Reporf the ACM will automatically retum to the
MAINMENU.

NOTE: If bansmission to any of the seroers is NOT SUCCESSFUT. perform thr

follotoing pro ce dur es :

(a) Check transmission device il properiy connected then re-transmit the

results.

(b) From the Main Menu screen, press ,'RE-TRI{NSMIT,

(c) The SERVER LIST wilt appear, showing all the destination servers.
Buttons labeied with server names ln green indicate successful
transmission, while those in red signify failed transmission or
transmission attempts.

(d) Select the destination seryer where to re-transmit the election results.

(e) The ACM will display the message ?ETRANSMITTING HERESULT

TO IDESTINATION SERI4R]" with the transmission status below.
After which will display the "RETRANSMISSION OF RESULTS
SUMMARY".

(0 The ACM will generate and print the Transmission Report and verify
the resu-lts if atl servers have the Transmission Status,
"TRANSMITTED/IDATE A^rD TME]" and Received Status
"RECETVED/[DATE AND TrME]".

18.Perform the BALLOT REVIEW by selecting the button displayed on the

MAIN MENU.

(a) The ballot image containing only the voted candidates will be
displayed, together with the Total Ballot Count, or the expected
number of ballots, and Current Ballot Count. The Totai Ballot Count is
the same as the number of ballots scanned.

(b) Scroll up/down to view all the candidates per position.

(c) Tap on the "RIGI{I ARROW >" button to display the other ballot
lmages.

(d) Tap on the "X" icon on the top left comer of the screen to exit the page,
which will be redhected to the MAIN MENU.

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19.Print the Audit Log Repor! by performing the following procedures:

(a) From the MAIN MENU, tap on,,REpORTS,, which wili display all the
reports that can be reprinted.

(b) Select the "AUDfT LOG REPORT', bunon.

(c) The Start and End Date and Time will be displayed.

(d)To change the start/end date and time, tap on the Date and/or Time
values, select the correct date and time and then tap on the ,,pRIN7-,
button to start the printing.

(e) The ACM will display "Generating the Audit Log Report, and then
prints the report.

($ After printing, the screen will retum to the,,REpORTS,, sub_menu

(g) Tap on the X mark to go to the MAIN MENU.

20.The chairperson will then perform the FINAL BACKUP. From the MAIN
MENU, the Chairperson will choose the .EINAL BACKUP" button.

(a) The system will ask to "I

Tm SMART CARD FOR OPERAION
TSERT
IN ITI{E CARD SLOT' to authenticate the process. Use the Chairperson
Smart Card to authenticate the process.

(b) Enter the corresponding pIN of the Chairperson and then remove the
smart card from the card slot.

(c) The message "PROCESSING EINALBACKT-IP" will be displayed.

(d)Once completed, the ACM displays a conJirmation message "FINAL

BACKUP SUCCESSFUL PRESS THE OK BUTTON TO SHUTDOWN
THEACM",

Sec. 4. Authorityof the Commission to Ailopt Additional prcceilures. - The

Commission may adopt additional ACM operation procedures in the voting,
counting and transmission to futfil its Constitutional mandate to ensure free,
orderly, hones! and peaceful and credible elections.

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