Comelec Chairman Andy Bautista said on Tuesday (September 15) that he met with several mall owners the day before to iron out details.
Bautista said the businessmen were receptive to the idea.
The malls represented were:
SM Supermalls
Ayala Malls
Robinsons Malls
Megaworld Lifestyle Malls
Pacific Malls/Metro Gaisano
Walter Mart Community Malls
Fisher Mall
Comelec gave a list of requirements, which included an open area at least 63 square meters wide (as prescribed by the law for a precinct), generator sets, CCTV cameras and a storage room for vote counting machines.
The poll body also presented a proposed floor plan for mall precincts.
The plan was to set up one voting center in each participating mall – and the number of precincts would depend on the size of the spaces the malls would provide.
Bautista said the poll body was intent on making mall voting happen as a way to “enhance the voting experience” and ensure credible elections.
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He said malls have a generally orderly environment, which would encourage orderly behavior, clearer thinking and — he hoped — wiser votes.
