06 April 2022 – The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver conducted the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) at the Consulate’s Conference Room on Wednesday, 6 April 2022. The VCMs will be used for the 2022 Philippine National Elections, which will run from 10 April 2022 (8:00 AM) to 9 May 2022 (4:00 AM, Vancouver time).
Consul General Maria Andrelita S. Austria explained to the members of the Filipino community and media that the conduct of the FTS is a standard procedure to be done by all deputized Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEIs) at their respective polling centers. The FTS aims to check the accuracy, completeness and security of the VCMs before they are utilized come election day.
Filipinos at the consular premises were given the opportunity to accomplish FTS sample ballots and feed them into the VCMs. After the testing, SBEIs re-zeroed all the SD cards, voiding any votes previously inputted. The VCMs were then sealed and secured.
