South African biometrics executive argues cost and efficiency benefits of biometric electoral system
Biometric voter identification could slash the costs of elections in South Africa, and the country should review its Electoral Act…
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Smartmatic extends global footprint for election automation technology
Smartmatic has announced deals with several high-profile clients in different geographic markets among its highlights in 2018, extending its global…
Biometric technology deployed to authenticate Florida poll workers and volunteers
Two County Election Boards in Florida have selected BIO-key’s ID Director for Windows software and its EcoID fingerprint readers to…
Absentee ballots cast with biometric voting system in West Virginia
U.S. military personnel and overseas voters registered in West Virginia have begun casting absentee ballots for the upcoming November 6…
New Zealand Privacy Commissioner suggests biometric app over date of birth for voter authentication
New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner has panned a plan to use date of birth as a way of authenticating online voters,…
Concerns raised about voting infrastructure security in mid-term elections
In the wake of mounting concerns over the security of the nation’s voting infrastructure during the 2018 midterm elections –…
DHS works to strengthen election security on heels of bipartisan legislation
What one congressional observer called, “a day late and a dollar short,” the bipartisan Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018…
West Virginia to offer Voatz biometric voting app statewide for overseas military
Military service personnel from West Virginia serving overseas will be able to vote in the November U.S. midterm elections with…
New York, DHS testing voting systems cybersecurity
The New York State Board of Elections—in concert with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Division…
Biometrics: giving power to the people
This is a guest post by Raphaël de Cormis, VP Innovation Labs at Gemalto It’s a revolution that has only…
