INEC plans to conduct a nationwide mock presidential exercise ahead of the 2027 elections to ensure the result-transmission infrastructure can handle the scale of a national election.
Amupitan acknowledged that while the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) was tested in off-cycle governorship elections before 2023, the nationwide scale of the presidential poll exposed gaps in stress-testing across states.
“Election anywhere in the world is now about technology, but before deploying any technology, it is important to test it thoroughly,” he said.
