Mistrust in Liberia’s biometric voter registration system is high, survey claims
Many Liberians believe the newly introduced biometric voter registration (BVR) system may not do much to ensure credible and transparent…
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Guyana elections chair criticized for contradictory remarks on digital fingerprinting
A former member of the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) Vincent Alexander has described as “ominous” recent comments from the chairperson…
Biometric voter machines feature in Nigeria’s post-election litigations
Various election tribunals in Nigeria have in the past months been hearing cases related to either the presidential and National…
Colombia adds biometrics to election process, Guyana presses on with the current system
Colombia has launched a biometric web platform for candidates registering to participate in its upcoming 2023 territorial elections, which will…
Jamaica invests in biometrics to fight election fraud
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has upgraded its biometric identification system. The new automated biometric identification system (ABIS) will…
Philippines wants to add iris biometrics to tackle double voter registration
As part of efforts to reduce the rate of double registrations during voter enrollment, the Commission on Elections of the…
No shortage of fumbling in the dark to neuter deepfakes
An article in a UK politics trade publication sees domestic lawmakers deliberately ignoring the dangers posed by deepfakes. Maybe to…
Data clean-up underway after biometric voter registration exercise in Liberia
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) says it is working to clean up data it collected during the recently concluded biometric…
India’s election commission to implement biometric voting for local elections
The Election Commission (EC) of India has announced intentions to equip polling booths in the state of Karnataka with face…
UK’s first vote with photo ID requirement in the books; people turned away
Products in search of a problem are nothing new, but biometric identification employed to eliminate voter fraud in developed economies…
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