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

Fiji

Fiji

Answer
No
Source

Fiji, Electoral Act 2014 (Act no. 11 of 2014), accessed 1 December 2018

51.—(1) Prior to being issued a ballot paper, a voter must present his or her voter identification card to the election official to substantiate that he or she is in fact a person registered to vote at that polling station, or must present another form of identification to the satisfaction of the Supervisor or presiding officer.

 (2) If a voter does not have any identification card or any other form of identification, the Supervisor or presiding officer must take necessary measures to verify the identification of the voter, including the verification of the voter’s thumbprint or asking the voter such questions as necessary to verify his or her identity. […]

Comment

However, thumbprint can be verified if the voter fails to present any identification card. 

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