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THE MAY 2004 ELECTIONS: ASSESSMENTS
Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)
Methodology
Two instruments have been used for this report:
- PPCRV
National Secretariat Incident Report Sheet. This was utilized
to gather incident reports. The first group of respondents includes
those people who have called the PPCRV National Secretariat to
give reports on their respective locations on the day of polls.
The group is likewise comprised of PPCRV parish Coordinators who
have submitted, through written reports, their observations during
the elections.
The second group of respondents includes the PPCRV Diocesan,
Ecclesiastical, and District Coordinators. Forty-five Coordinators
have participated. This group represents at least 703 parishes
that have been supervised under the PPCRV.
- PPCRV
National Secretariat Evaluation Form. The form is divided into
two major areas of concern. The first major part is that of PPCRV's.
It has been subdivided into 14 sub-areas. The second major part,
on the other hand, is that of the Election Day. It has been subdivided
into 11 sub-areas. Each sub-area has to be rated through a 5-point
Likert scale where a rating of 5 means a highest mark and a rating
of 1, in contrast, means the lowest mark.
Procedure
The PPCRV National Secretariat have started monitoring and accepting
incident reports through its telephone lines, facsimile, electronic
mails, and written correspondences on May 8, 2004, two days prior
to Election Day. This has continued until several days after the
conduct of elections when the PPCRV Parish Coordinators have submitted
their written observations in their areas of responsibility.
Upon submission, this incident reports have then been compiled
into one consolidated report. The reports provided were classified
according to the common problems encountered during elections. After
consolidation there were 19 major election problems determined.
On the other hand, the District Coordinators representing the majority
of its Arch/Diocesan Units were expected to rate the conduct of
elections based on the 25 sub-areas of concern provided in the Evaluation
Form.
The data obtained from the two instruments utilized in this report
underwent statistical analyses.
Results
Problems Encountered During the 2004 Elections
| PROBLEM |
FREQUENCY
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PERCENT
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| Voter's
Disenfranchisement |
65 |
31.100 |
| Lack
of Election Paraphernalia |
18 |
8.612 |
| Presence
of Double Registrants, Deceased Voters, and Flying Voters |
17 |
8.134 |
| Use of
Indelible Ink |
16 |
7.656 |
| Improper
Procedure Followed |
13 |
6.220 |
| Illumination |
12 |
5.742 |
| Problems
Encountered with Election Officers and Members of the BEI |
11 |
5.263 |
| Vote
Buying |
10 |
4.785 |
| Electioneering |
8 |
3.828 |
| Illegal
Participation of Military Personnel |
8 |
3.828 |
| Taking
of Ballots/Ballot Boxes |
7 |
3.349 |
| Harassment |
6 |
2.871 |
| Incidents
of Dagdag-Bawas |
5 |
2.392 |
| Improper
Handling and Lost of Election Returns |
4 |
1.914 |
| Absence
of Commission Representatives |
3 |
1.435 |
| Spreading
of False Reports |
2 |
0.957 |
| Voters'
Registration Records |
2 |
0.957 |
| Declaration
of Failure of Elections |
1 |
0.478 |
| Delay
of Canvassing |
1 |
0.478 |
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