Noong 1986, 35 sa operators ng vote tabulation ang nag-walk out sa ginanap na Snap election.

Ayon sa salaysay ng mga operator, , dalawang araw matapos ang snap election ay nagtungo sila sa Plenary Hall ng Philippine International Convention Center upang magbantay sa mabilis na pagbibilang ng mga boto. Nang mapansin nilang nagkakaroon ng dagdag na bilang pabor kay Ferdinand Marcos ay agad silang nag-martsa palabas ng PICC.

“We are computer technicians who were hired for the 1986 Comelec National Tabulation Project. We walked out of the project on February 9, 1986 for a basic professional reason: we did not want ourselves to be used in any way that violates fundamental professional ethics,

When the discrepancy between the computer tabulation reports and the figures on the tally board was detected, the immediate reaction was one of indignation and utter frustration. It hurt us to see a deliberate betrayal of trust. It did not matter who was winning or losing; cheating whether by 1 or 100,000 is still cheating. It was an insult to our most basic sensibilities, both moral and professional. And we did not want to have anything to do with it.

The walkout was an escape from an intolerable situation. We just wanted to leave the place and go to someplace where we can “drink our blues away”! But as we left the Plenary Hall, we were mobbed by people whom we didn’t know, and we didn’t have a choice but let ourselves be led to Baclaran Church in the confusion that followed. Shocked and scared, we were helpless.”

Matapos na magbigay ng pahayag, inilagay ang mga nag-walkout na tabulators sa ligtas na lugar tulad ng Camp Aguinaldo, Loyola House of Studies in Ateneo at sa isang  retreat house.

Pagkatapos ng labindalawang araw saka lamang sila pinayagang makauwi sa kanilang tahanan dalawang araw bago ang EDSA People Power Revolution.

Ang matapang na pagtalima na iyon sa pandaraya ay isang kahanga-hangang gawain. Nagpapatunay lamang ito na maraming anomalya at katiwalian ang naganap sa rehimen ng diktador Ferdinand Marcos.