Monday, January 30, 2012

Biometric Electoral Database Goes Up in Flames in Danao City Philippines

Literally:
Fire damaged the Danao City Commission on Elections (Sun Star)
Comelec Cebu Provincial Election Supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano said Comelec Danao City can use its backup files at the provincial Comelec office during the recall election.

Castillano said, though, that the registration of voters in Danao has to be suspended because the computer that contains the Voters Registration System (VRS) was damaged in the fire.

“The computer, which was burned, had the biometric system that was used in the registration of voters,” Castillano said.

The fire damaged the office of the city election officer and the computer with the VRS.