Comelec to replace fewer than 500 corrupted SD cards

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday said it is working to replace fewer than 500 Secure Digital (SD) cards that will be used in the upcoming midterm elections that were found to be corrupted.

At a press briefing, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said only around 473 of 43,000 SD cards were reported to have been found corrupted over the last three or four days.

"When an SD card is reported as corrupted, we respond by preparing replacement cards. The replacement cards are then swapped with the corrupted cards," he told reporters.

"We do not issue new SD cards unless we receive a corrupted card in return," he said, explaining that this ensures the Comelec is able to control the number of SD cards outside.

The Comelec will later analyze why the cards were corrupted, he said. — Nicole-Anne C. Lagrimas/RSJ, GMA News