Photo ID, proof of citizenship take center stage in US voting fight
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) has become the centerpiece of a renewed congressional fight over who sets the…
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AI fakery is turning fear into a voter suppression tool ahead of US elections
In the months leading up to the 2026 midterm elections which could see Democrats sweeping both the House and Senate,…
Uganda MPs want clarity on biometric voting system as EC asks for more funds
Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) has promised to conduct a live demo of how newly acquired biometric kits will be used…
USCIS expands program to verify voter citizenship using partial social security numbers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Monday that states may now use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program…
Ghana’s election agency fails in bid to stop biometric procurement case against it
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has tried in vain to stop an investigation into claims that it got involved…
New market entrant delivers 60K biometric voter verification devices to Uganda
Ugandan authorities have received 60,000 biometric voter verification devices to be used for general elections in the country early next…
Iraq updates biometric voter registry, hastens card distribution as election nears
Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is in the final phase of updating the biometric voter register as the parliamentary…
Trump’s online voter registration plan stirs legal and privacy fears
The Trump administration’s proposal to create a federal online voter registration form is drawing sharp opposition from state election officials…
Iraq introduces facial recognition for voter verification in November election
The Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq (IHEC) says it has added a facial recognition option to voter verification for…
Czech parliamentary elections hit by digital ID app failure
The head of the Czech agency in charge of the country’s national digital identity says he would offer his resignation…
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