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Comelec to Simulate Voting Process to Ensure COVID Rules are Followed

How to vote during a pandemic.
by Erwin Colcol
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The Commission on Elections said Thursday it would test the voting process through a simulation on Oct. 23 that aims to see how pandemic movement restrictions can be enforced.

A total of 4,235 voters will join the simulation at the San Juan Elementary School from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Four classrooms will be used as polling precincts and while three others will serve as holding areas, Comelec said.

The simulation will check how crowding can be avoided and how slow or fast the process will take, it said. Safety protocols such as physical distancing, hand hygiene and wearing of face masks and face shields will be enforced.

"While we definitely expect these health and safety protocols to impact voting hours and the number of voters that may be allowed to vote at a given time, we are confident that this activity will help us to streamline the overall voting experience," Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said.

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The poll body earlier said that campaigning for the 2022 elections will also be less on touch and physical gatherings to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. This means that candidates would have to rely mostly on traditional and social media to reach voters.

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