Is the biometric data used in voter identification at polling stations?
Iraq
This is not mentioned in the law or other regulations. However, many election reports explained the method in collecting voter registration for 2014 election. In regard to Iraq election, IFES defined the Automated Voter Registration (AVR) as “the process of registering voters using biometric information and subsequent use of this data for removal of duplications from the voter list and voter identification. In the long-term, as biometric registration proceeds, the need for paper-based identification decreases”.
'The AVR process consists of several steps. First is the collection of data from the population and its codification. This process will take place using biometric registration kits. The kits consist of a laptop computer, a printer, a card reader, a camera, a fingerprint reader, and associated power systems'(p.8).
'The Independent High Electoral Commission decided that all voters would be issued with electronic cards. These cards do not contain biometric information such as fingerprints or facial information. This card is used to locate the voter record in the polling station verification device. As biometric information is collected, it will also be stored on the verification devices. Voter identity will be directly verified by processing voter biometrics against stored information in the polling kit devices. Where the device does not have biometric information, traditional identification methods may be used. However, the possession of the new electronic card is a condition for this validation to take place' (p.10).
As biometric information is collected, it will also be stored on the verification devices. Voter identity will be directly verified by processing voter biometrics against stored information in the polling kit devices. Where the device does not have biometric information, traditional identification methods may be used.
