The Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office has chosen Sagem Sécurité to supply voter registration kits to the Republic of Guinea. Sagem Sécurité will supply 1,000 portable enrollment stations and an Automatic Fingerprint Identification System to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Independent Electoral Commission. These systems will be used to register voters’ biometric data in order to establish secure voter lists. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
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Nigeria, Brazil choose fingerprint to help secure elections By Jill Jaracz, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications A number of countries have turned to biometrics as a solution to prevent voter fraud during national elections, and they’ve met with surprising success. read more »While more Wisconsin colleges are issuing voter identification cards to students, the ACLU is suing the state over its recently-passed voter ID law that, the organization claims, makes it more difficult for some students and others to vote in the state’s elections. read more »The Nepalese Election Commission (EC) has completed nearly all its biometric voter registration as all but one district and just shy of 10 million citizens have been enrolled, according to a My Republica article. read more »The Emirates Identity Authority announced the test launch of the registration e-form on its web site for the national ID card. Applicants will be able to avoid lines at registration centers by using the online service to fill ID forms, pay fees and get an appointment for biometric screening, according to TechZone360.com read more »DigitalPersona has announced that it, in conjunction with their partners Nigeria-based IT integrators Zinox, Haier Electrical Appliances and Avante International Technology, have successfully deployed 132,000 fingerprint readers to Nigeria for use in its One Citizen, One Vote program. read more »With many states requiring voter ID cards, and if you’re a student, proof of enrollment, some colleges are offering students free cards that will enable them to vote. read more » |
