RegardingID Archive | OTI upgrading African voter ID system

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

On Track Innovations (OTI), a provider of smart cards and other ID technologies, has signed on to help upgrade an African country’s voter registry with biometric ID cards. The project is an attempt to curb voter fraud attempts through double registry or other means.

As part of the $2 million contract, OTI will supply the registry with its Voter ID Registry Magna software, biometric voter ID cards, and mobile enrollment stations equipped with fingerprint scanners to assist with providing a system available both online and offline while remaining accurate and secure. This new system is expected to be operating by the next elections.

Countries quickly recognizing INTERPOL smart card

Eighteen months after its introduction, 31 countries have recognized the INTERPOL Global Smart eID & eVisa multipurpose, smart card credential.

The INTERPOL Global Smart eID & eVisa is a travel document secured by PKI technology that provides enterprise smart card capabilities for logical and physical access to INTERPOL facilities and networks. As a travel document, the card supports both Basic Access Control and Extended Access Control e-passport standards. It also is the basis for special visa status from granting member countries, allowing for secure enterprise access and speedier border crossings.

Nepal nearing end of biometric voter registration

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.

Wisconsin university offering free voter ID cards

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.

DigitalPersona delivers readers for Nigerian One Citizen program

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.

Wisconsin colleges issuing voter IDs, ACLU sues state over voter law

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.

Malaysia to forego biometrics for upcoming election

The Malaysian Election Commission has decided to forego the use of the biometric voter verification system for the country’s upcoming elections, according to an article form The Star.

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OTI upgrading African voter ID system