Comelec has 52 spare VCMs for Negros Occ.

BACOLOD City – The Commission on Elections ( Comelec) i n Negros Occidental has 52 extra Voting Counting Machines (VCMs) for May 9’s national and local elections.

Provincial el ect i on supervisor Atty. Roberto Salazar said the standby

VCMs would be used in case the VCMs in polling precincts e n c o u n t e r t e c h n i c a l problems.

Fifty of the VCMs are with Comelec-Negros Occidental while two units are with Comelec-Bacolod City.

Comelec will conduct the final testing and sealing of

VCMs on Saturday, May 7.

T h e V C M s w e r e distributed to the towns and cities on April 26 and 28 yet.

The ballots, meanwhile, will be brought to the voting precincts on Election Day.

Negros Oc c i d e n t a l has a total 2,906 voting precincts./