Thermal Paper Rolls

1. During the testing of the thermal

rolls, it was noticed that the end of
paper roll is sticking to the cork.
THERMAL 2. The like-glue sticking in the cork will
affect the printer and might damaged
PAPER ROLL the printer. To avoid this problem, the
thermal paper should be replaced
ISSUES based on the number of voter receipt
and type of reports printed.
3. The red mark indicating the end of
the paper roll is too close to the end
of the paper.
 Instructions When to Replace the Thermal
Rolls
To remedy the situation, the following instruction should be adopted on when to replace the thermal roll based on
the number of prints:

The 1st Thermal Roll shall be used in printing the following during the
Final Testing and Sealing (FTS):

1. Printer and diagnostic image

1st Thermal Roll (already 2. Diagnostic Report
installed in the printer) 3. Initialization Report
4. Status Report
5. VVPAT
6. National returns (8 copies)
7. Local returns (1st to 4th copy)
 Instructions When to Replace the Thermal
Rolls
To remedy the situation, the following instruction should be adopted on when to replace the thermal roll based on
the number of prints:

Replace the thermal roll and continue printing the following during FTS:
1. Local Returns-5th to 8th copy
2. Statistical Report
3. Re-zero Report
2nd Thermal Roll
Continue printing the following reports on Election Day:
4. Initialization Report
5. Status report after pressing the “Go to Voting” button
 Instructions When to Replace the Thermal
Rolls
To remedy the situation, the following instruction should be adopted on when to replace the thermal roll based on
the number of prints:

3rd to succeeding Thermal
Rolls
(Depending on the number of
voters who are casting their
votes, maximum of 70 VVPATS
per thermal roll)
Replace the thermal roll before printing the VVPAT. Each thermal roll can
print 70 VVPATs as follows:
3rd Thermal Roll – 01 - 70 VVPATs
4th Thermal Roll – 71 - 140 VVPATs
5th Thermal Roll – 141 - 210 VVPATs
And so on…
Replace the thermal roll before printing the ERs for national position
 Instructions When to Replace the Thermal
Rolls
● Check printer compartment every 70 votes to validate if new thermal paper roll is
needed
● To find out total number of votes registered in the VCM, check the ballots cast
counter located at the top panel of the Main Screen.

70 votes |
 Instructions When to Replace the Thermal
Rolls
2 Thermal Rolls Each thermal roll can print 15 copies of ERs for national positions.

 Replace the thermal roll before printing the ERs for local positions.
 The 1st thermal roll shall print 15 copies of ERs for local positions
2 Thermal Rolls
 The 2nd thermal roll shall print the remaining 15 copies of the ERs,
transmission report and statistical report.

1 Thermal Rolls Replace the thermal roll before printing the audit logs.
 EDCVL and PCVL
Sequence Numbering
 SEQUENCE NUMBERING OF THE
EDCVL & PCVL
Alphabetization of voter last names with character “Ñ” is handled
differently in the EDCVL and PCVL.

PCVL
EDCVL
SEQUENCE NUMBERING OF THE EDCVL
& PCVL

 NCR and 261 cities and municipalities are not affected by

the discrepancy.

 List of affected and unaffected cities and municipalities will

be disseminated.
  Field Offices, EBs, voting
public, et al., shall be advised
about the discrepancy and the
ADVISORY possibility that the sequence
number of voter names in the
ABOUT THE PCVL may not be the same as
appearing in the EDCVL.
DISCREPANCY
 Extra due diligence of the EB
member is required in locating
the voter names in the EDCVL.