The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that the ongoing random manual audit (RMA) of the May 12 midterm elections has yielded a 99.997 percent accuracy rate based on 723 out of 763 selected precincts.
“Of the 723 ballot boxes that are part of the random manual audit, the accuracy of our machine stands at 99.997% when compared to the manual counting results,” said Comelec Chairman George Garcia.
He noted that the RMA accuracy for the 2022 elections was 99.94 percent.
Garcia acknowledged that minor discrepancies reported by the audit committee were due to missing or surplus ballots and incorrect precinct submissions. However, he clarified that these issues did not affect the overall outcome of the elections.
“A 100-percent result is unrealistic. If such a result occurred, it should raise suspicions. The ‘point something’ [rates] are observed in all elections,” he explained.
Comelec is expected to finalize the audit statistics by Monday.
