United Opposition (UNO) vice presidential candidate Makati Mayor Jejomar C. Binay Thursday asked the Commission on Elections to address problems revolving around the May 2010 elections, in particular the issue on padded voters’ list.
Binay said the list “ is like telling a group of passengers on a sinking ship that everything is under control when it is clearly not. This is because the poll body admitted that they are not fully purged of double registrants.”
“It is normal to encounter glitches. But we are embarking on a new and untested system this coming election. All I ask is for the Comelec to back up its reassurances with concrete action. Genuine concerns are being raised by watchdog groups and these concerns, if left unattended, may affect the outcome of the election,” Binay said.
The Comelec earlier said that double registrants are merely voters who forgot to cancel their earlier registration, and officials affirmed that voters would not be able to vote twice because of the use of indelible ink.
But Binay was quick to point out that as proven with past elections, cheaters have found ways to erase indelible ink. “I am concerned that the Comelec has dismissed the matter casually by pointing to the use of indelible ink when we all know that cheaters have managed to remove them in previous elections. I would like to ask the poll body to provide concrete assurance on the concerns raised by various watchdog groups,” he said
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