Nigeria initiates reform to eliminate voter ID card, entrench biometrics use
The voter ID in Nigeria, known officially as the Permanent Voter Card (PVC), may no longer be a requirement for…
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.
Central African Republic enrols citizens for first local elections in 36 years
A biometric voter registration exercise is ongoing in war-town Central African Republic (CAR) as the country prepares to hold local…
Biometrics use in Ghana elections matures
Ghana once again put the use of biometrics to the test during its December 7 general elections which was won…
Malawi unveils measures to expedite ID issuance for biometric voter registration
Malawi’s National Registration Bureau (NRB) says it is fully complying with a High Court ruling of October 25 which directed…
18M Ghanaians on biometric voter register for December 7 elections
A total of 18,640,811 Ghanaian voters are eligible for biometric verification when they take to the polls to elect a…
Liberia eyes biometrics for voter authentication
Liberian election officials are thinking of the possibility of deploying biometrics beyond voter registration in the country’s next elections in…
PNG pushes biometric voting, national ID to curb election fraud by 2027
Papua New Guinea is advancing electoral reforms by prioritizing biometric voting and enhancing the National Identification (NID) system to combat…
Guyana election agency fears biometric voter verification system cost
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is showing signs of reluctance to adopt the much-solicited biometric voter verification technology after a…
Deepfake raises concerns ahead of 2024 US elections
Deepfake technology has emerged as a pressing concern in the lead up to the 2024 U.S. elections, with the potential…
Deepfake threat still stirring concern about election integrity
The specter of deepfakes continues to hover over the various elections of 2024, and even if little actual deepfake-driven disruption…
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