Explaining biometric voter registration and biometric voter authentication
BVR, which is the abbreviation for biometric voter registration, is the process by which people are enlisted onto a voter…
voter accreditation
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Philippines consider adding biometrics to voting machines for 2025 elections
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Philippines has announced intentions of potentially using new biometric technology in the country’s…
Biometric voting machine transmission delays Nigerian governor elections
Governorship elections in Nigeria are experiencing technical delays. According to a government announcement, this week’s scheduled election has been pushed…
Biometrics reduced fraud in 2023 Nigerian elections, analyst argues
Amid a barrage of criticism over vote credibility, political scientist Abiodun Fatai posits that the Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS),…
Biometrics used at 98% of Nigerian polls; advocates concerned for safety of voters’ data
Digital rights activists have raised concerns over the safety and security of biometric data collected from millions of Nigerians who…
Nigeria’s INEC cedes ground, extends voter ID collection deadline to 5 February
Nigerians who have registered to vote in the upcoming general elections now have until 5 February to collect their Permanent…
Nigeria biometric voter register ‘99.94% solid,’ with local tech, 10M new sign-ups
Young Nigerians make up the vast majority of almost ten million new registrants for the biometric Permanent Voter Card (PVC)…
Calls for Nigeria to test integrity of biometric matching systems ahead of elections
Civil society group Diasporans for Good Governance have called into question the biometric matching systems the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Biometric voter ID projects advance in Liberia and Nigeria, urged in Guyana
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) says pen has finally been put to paper on a contract for the supply of…
Delays, extortions, and voter exclusion: Cameroon’s national biometric ID card conundrum
Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon….
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