Is the biometric data used in voter identification at polling stations?

Ghana, Public Elections Regulations, 2016, accessed 27 September 2018

Identification and verification of voters

32. (1) A polling assistant may, before delivering a ballot paper to a person who is to vote at the election, require that person to produce a voter identification card in order to establish that the person is the registered voter whose name and voter identification number and particulars appear in the Register.

(2) In the absence of a voter identification card, the polling assistant shall identify the name and particulars of the voter as recorded in the name reference list.

(3) The polling assistant shall scan the barcode of the voter in order to establish by facial recognition the identity of the voter.

(4) The voter shall go through a biometric verification process through the use of the biometric verification device. […]

EU Election Observation Mission, Ghana General Elections, 2016, FINAL REPORT, accessed 27 September 2018

“Biometric voter verification at the polling station is the main safeguard against impersonation and multiple voting. The biometric verification device (BVD) pre-programmed for the particular constituency verified a voter’s identity by matching the scanned fingerprint with the barcoded data in the voter register.”