10 April 2019, Calgary – The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in
Calgary successfully conducted today the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of
Vote Counting Machine (VCM).
The VCM will be used in counting the votes of the registered voters in
Calgary for the 2019 Philippine National and Local Elections. Overseas
registered voters can vote for Senators and Party List Representative.
The FTS, which was conducted in the presence of test voters, showed
that the VCM to be used by the Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEI) for
the postal voting in Calgary was in good condition. SBEI Chairperson Zaldy
Patron led the conduct of the FTS.
The overseas voting
period will start on 13 April 2019 and end on 13 May 2019 at 6:00 PM
(Philippine Time). The PCG will mail the
packets containing the ballots to registered voters who are expected to
accomplish the ballots and mail them back to the PCG. The registered voters are
expected to buy the postage stamps they will use in mailing their accomplished
ballots.
