West Virginia counties to test biometric absentee voting app for military members
The West Virginia counties of Harrison and Monongalia are testing an mobile voting application secured by biometric and blockchain technology…
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Ipsidy reports earnings, wins contract to provide de-duplication for Zimbabwe voter rolls
Ipsidy has reported earnings of $2.3 million in 2017, a 21 percent increase from $1.9 million in 2016, though its…
India’s Electoral Commission seeks mandatory seeding of voter ID with Aadhaar number
India’s Electoral Commission has filed a request with the Supreme Court to make linking Aadhaar numbers with voter ID cards…
Elyctis voter ID tech plays central role in Kyrgyzstan election
In the October 2017 Kyrgyzstan presidential election, more 5,000 Elyctis ID BOX One readers were used in all voting stations…
Philippines’ Comelec looking to purchase biometrics-based voter registration machines
The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allocated approximately P10 million (US$201,000) to voter registration machines (VRMs) and peripherals in…
Ghana using GenKey biometric voter verification solution for third consecutive election
GenKey announced that for the third consecutive municipal election, more than 16 million Ghanaians will visit polling stations facilitated by…
Smartmatic intros online voting solution with facial recognition
Smartmatic is introducing secure online voting solution with facial recognition that verifies the voter’s identity with a selfie. The solution…
Introducing biometrics in the U.S. voting process: Q&A with Dave Gerulski
With the upcoming U.S. Presidential election just around the corner, voter ID fraud has become a controversial issue that is…
EU observer recommends against biometric voter verification for Pakistan’s next general elections
Michael Gahler, the head of European Union’s (EU) Follow-up Mission in Pakistan has advised the country against introducing electronic voting…
Uganda’s EC begins training staff to use biometric voter identification system
NTV is reporting that Uganda’s Electoral Commission has begun training staff to use the new biometric voter identification system and…
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