Electoral transparency: Biometrics could eliminate bogus votes if approved
Technological innovations will make bogus voting difficult if not impossible in Pakistan, where the number of bogus votes has called into question the legitimacy of the present government, if the introduction of biometrics is mandated for the next elections. --->>>
Showing posts with label Biometric Voter ID. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
ECZ to use Biometric technology in Voter registration for Decision 2011 | LusakaTimes.com
ECZ to use Biometric technology in Voter registration for Decision 2011 | LusakaTimes.com:
The Electoral Commision of Zambia (ECZ), with the assiatnce of the United Nations (UN), will this year use Biometric technology to conduct voter registration. Biometric technology is used to measure and analyze human body characteristics, such as fingerprints, for for either identification or verification purposes.
The Electoral Commision of Zambia (ECZ), with the assiatnce of the United Nations (UN), will this year use Biometric technology to conduct voter registration. Biometric technology is used to measure and analyze human body characteristics, such as fingerprints, for for either identification or verification purposes.
The UN, through its Development Programme (UNDP), has already selected a company called Smartmatic to provide the new technologies for the improvement of the electoral register for ECZ.
For the first stage of the project, Smartmatic will supply ECZ with 1,000 mobile electronic biometric registry units, known as PARkits. This kit will include all hardware and software components, with their respective protective cases, training services, technical assistance and a one-year warranty. ...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Gambia: New Biometric Voter's Card to Cost Gambian Electoral Commission over US$2M - Senegambia News
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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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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