Senegambia News: New Biometric Voter's Card to Cost Gambian Electoral Commission over US$2M:
Electoral Chairman admits Problems with Traditional Method
The Chairman of the Gambian Electoral Commission, Alhajie Mustapha L. Carayol, says plans are underway to introduce biometric voter's card before next years general elections.
“Going through the electoral history of The Gambia, there have been a myriad of problems encountered by the Commission, using the traditional method of voter registration,” Mr Carayol said.
The IEC has decided to shift from the traditional voter registration to biometric system for the forthcoming elections - presidential, parliamentary and local government. But this, according to Carayol, will cost more than D61 million (US$2,288,930.61) from a budget of over D152 million for the Commission from 2010 to 2013.
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