Is the biometric data used in voter identification at polling stations?
Maldives
Answer
No
Source
Maldives, 'ELECTIONS (GENERAL) ACT, Act No: 11/2008', Register of Electors , accessed 23 April 2019
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(c) The Register of electors shall have the following particulars pertaining to electors:
1. Full name
2. Date of birth
3. Gender
4. Permanent Address (including island and Atoll)
5. National Identification Card Number
Comment
Biometric data are not captured during voter registration.
