Albania updates biometric voting machines, process to thwart manipulation
As Albania approaches its local elections on May 14, officials have introduced new biometric voting machines and steps in the…
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.
EC presses on with plan to make Ghana Card lone ID for voter registration
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) is hoping to be second time lucky in convincing parliament to approve its plan of making…
Liberia enrols 1.4M citizens in ‘flawed’ 1st phase biometric voter registration
The first phase of Liberia’s first-ever biometric voter registration process which saw the enrolment of 1.4 million people has been…
Unsolicited text messages to Zimbabwe voters raise data privacy concerns
Short Message Services (SMSs) sent to registered voters in Zimbabwe lately urging them to throw their support behind incumbent President…
Sole requirement of Ghana Card for voter registration rejected by parliament
A proposal from Ghana’s Electoral Commission to make the national digital ID card the sole document acceptable for voter registration…
Innovatrics revealed as biometrics supplier for Albania’s elections
Innovatrics has revealed that it supplied fingerprint biometric technology for voter authentication during Albania’s 2021 elections. An article in the…
Zimbabwe ends biometric voter registration drive with over 450K new registrants
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is set to begin expunging duplicated entries from its voter database after it completed a…
Govt insists BVAS a game changer in Nigeria polls, civil society calls for NIN addition
The reactions trailing the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is Nigeria’s general elections of 25 February and…
Deepfakes get more attention, but code keeps getting more dangerous
IT has a habit of throwing parties that the world stampedes or ignores for as long as possible. People rushed…
MPs bicker over move to make Ghana Card sole ID for biometric voter registration
A proposal for the amendment of Ghana’s electoral law to make the Ghana Card the only ID document to confirm…
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