The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya (IEBC) says it is suspending the second phase of the Enhanced Continuous…
Elections
Biometric systems are being increasingly deployed to ensure a fair and efficient election. These systems include identification solutions for voter registration, voting, tallying and identification. Common modalities include fingerprint recognition, palm vein recognition, iris recognition and facial recognition. Mobile voting systems are also included.
Zimbabwe’s mobile biometric voter registration phase ends
The second phase of a mobile biometric voter registration in Zimbabwe was officially ended on April 30 by the country’s…
Nigeria may prosecute officials behind invalid entries in biometric voter registration
The over one million Nigerians identified as having been involved in irregular practices in the course of the ongoing biometric…
Nigeria’s biometric voter system detects over 1M invalid entries
Nigeria’s National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that more than one million enrollments on the biometric Register of Voters,…
Jamaica electoral body denies selling biometric data for online authentication service
Accusations of improper digital ID and biometric data sharing have been leveled against the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) after…
Nigerians urged to avoid last-minute rush for biometric voter registration
The Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has implored Nigerians who are yet…
Sierra Leone seeks supplier of biometric voter kits and system ahead of 2023 elections
The National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone has launched a tender for the design, installation and maintenance of a biometric…
Zimbabwe to boost biometric voter registration with issuance of 2M IDs
The second phase of a biometric voter registration process to begin on April 11 in Zimbabwe may get a big…
Biometrics implementations for public uses expanding in Nigeria
The use of biometrics in Nigeria, be it for the national digital ID scheme, civil service attendance and pension schemes,…
Zimbabwe EC urged to do more despite apparent biometric voter registration success
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced the enrollment of over 25,000 new registrants so far in the national biometric…
