Over-voting claims trail Nigeria State elections as biometric checks allegedly skipped
Elections held on November 11 to pick governors in three Nigerian states of Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi were marred by…
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.
South Africa ramps up ID cards, passports collection ahead of biometric voter registration
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) of South Africa has increased the number of working hours during two November weekends…
Oman holds first remote elections with biometric IDs from Tech5 and uqudo
Voters across the Sultanate of Oman electronically cast their votes on Sunday, choosing representatives to the lower house of the…
Ugandan rights advocate urges Africa to look inwards when choosing biometrics tech for elections
Crispin Kaheru, a member of the Uganda Human Rights Commission, has praised the increasing role technologies such as biometrics play…
Mali postpones elections after payment dispute with Idemia
Mali’s military junta announced on Monday it would postpone elections scheduled for February due to technical reasons, including a dispute…
Fully digital election with biometric remote voting planned for United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is introducing remote online voting with its Federal National Council elections scheduled for October 7, 2023….
Report finds voter ID system in England led to racial and disability discrimination
According to an inquiry by Members of Parliament, the new voter ID rule, which was first put into practice in…
Technical report declares Liberia’s biometric voter registration exercise a success
The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC), a civil society organization working for the promotion of electoral integrity in Liberia and good…
Ghana, Zambia plan biometric voter registration drives for September
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has announced a three-week nationwide biometric voter registration activity beginning next month in preparation for District…
Ex-NADRA chair argues more biometrics use can greatly improve Pakistan’s elections
A former Chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority of Pakistan (NADRA), Tariq Malik, has posited that the deployment…
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