The forthcoming elections of the La Salette Supreme Student Council (SSC) on the second week of February will be fully automated and conducted on-line.  The initiative will radically reduce the post-election stress, tension and work as the counting of ballots will be done automatically.

La Salette VP for Academics & Development, Mr. Rex Lor, introduced the idea thinking in mind that it would not just speed up the democratic process but also instill the value of honesty and teach the sacredness of one's right to vote.  Mr. Lor stressed: "The on-line voting system does not just teach different applications of Information Technology, but also integrates values important in ensuring a just society.  This will teach the students that there are other more efficient alternatives to the traditional manual voting system."

Benchmarked from the University of the Philippines Linux Users Group, the on-line voting system is designed to be as user-friendly as possible to ensure that even grade school students can easily use it.  It follows a three-step process: Step 1: LOG-IN; Step 2: VOTE; Step 3: CONFIRM VOTE.  Students will be able to view the profile of the candidate by way of clicking an icon beside their names.  A username, password and a pin number will also be provided to the students just before the voting starts.