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

Armenia

Armenia

Answer
Yes
Source

ODIHR, Election Observation Mission, Early Parliamentary Elections of 20 June 2021, Interim Report (18–31 May 2021), accessed 25 June 2021

“On election day, voters will be identified using electronic Voter Authentication Devices (VADs), which contain an electronic copy of the voter list of the respective polling station. VADs can identify voters by scanning their ID and fingerprint. The CEC told the ODIHR EOM that VADs, introduced in 2017 to help prevent potential electoral fraud through impersonation, multiple voting, and other misuse of voter list entries, have significantly improved the efficiency of the voter identification process. Since 2017, the CEC also publishes scanned copies of the signed voter lists from all polling stations after election day, allowing the public to check who officially voted.”

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