The Commonwealth Election Commission is buying two large tabulating machines and four small ones\u2014all worth $170,000\u2014for the Nov. 3 general elections, according to CEC executive director Julita A. Villagomez yesterday. <\/p>\n
Villagomez said they need to replace the five machines because they are now slow and obsolete.<\/p>\n
CEC just sent early this month the contract for the six machines to the Nebraska-based Election Systems and Software. She said the machines are expected to arrive on Saipan in the latter part of September or early October.<\/p>\n
Villagomez said the two new big machines will be used on Saipan, while two new small machines will be used each on Tinian and Rota.<\/p>\n
SSS will be sending a technician to the CNMI to service the newly purchased machines.<\/p>\n
CEC bought five machines from the same company in 2003. <\/p>\n
Villagomez said there was a delay in the tabulation of ballots in the last election as there was a problem with compatibility issue in the old machines.<\/p>\n
In past elections, the CEC has been using three machines for Saipan and one machine each for Tinian and Rota. <\/p>\n
Villagomez urged people to register to vote as the deadline is Sept. 4.<\/p>\n
She also asked those who need to update their records to come in now.<\/p>\n
The request for absentee ballots will commence on Aug. 20.<\/p>\n
Sixty-six persons have filed their candidacies, while two judges and a justice will also be on the ballot for retention on the bench.<\/p>\n
The CEC board has yet to certify their candidacies. <\/p>\n
Delegate Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Ind-MP) is running unopposed for his seventh term in the U.S. House of Representatives.<\/p>\n
The position for the U.S. delegate and 37 other government positions, including three from the Judiciary for retention, are up for grabs in the coming Nov. 3 general elections, which used to be called mid-term election. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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