Zimbabwe plans to introduce a biometric voting system as part of a raft of reforms ahead of general elections set for 2018, state media reported Sunday.According to the Sunday Mail, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) plans to engage international experts to assist in the implementation of the biometric voting system “among other significant changes to the polling framework.”
“The biometric system the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission plans to introduce will scan for either fingerprints or the iris and is already in use in African countries like Kenya and Ghana,” the paper said, quoting ZEC spokesperson Justin Manyau.
The official said the commission has, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other partners, invited several international service providers in biometrics “to carry out demonstrations with the hope of assessing applicability of the technology locally, the cost factor, usability and sustainability of the new technology.”
“Working in collaboration with the UNDP and other cooperating partners, ZEC has engaged consultants in voter registration and voter education to advise on the various options that may be available to the commission,” Manyau said.
Other electoral reforms will see Zimbabwe for the first time using polling station-based voting as the country seeks to engender greater transparency and dispute-free elections.
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Quelle/Source: StarAfrica, 24.01.2016
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