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

Ethiopia, NEBE, The Ethiopian Electoral, Political Parties Registration and Election’s Code of Conduct Proclamation 1162/2019

22. Particulars of the Electoral Roll

The electoral roll shall have columns for entering the following particulars:

1/ Serial number of registrations;

2/ Registration date;

3/ Full name of voter, including grandfather's;

4/ Date and year of birth;

5/ Age;

6/ Gender;

7/ Disability;

8/ Duration of the residence within constituency (months/years);

9/ Signature or fingerprint on the day of registration;

10/ Signature or fingerprint on the day of voting;

11/ House number/village or locality/specific name of the area;

12/ A column to enter special remarks; in this column, a special remark shall be made for a voter who is missing all fingers;

13/ For special polling stations, besides the requirements listed above, a column to enter the voter’s special conditions.

See also: How to vote

Voters have to sign or provide fingerprints during identification. But Electoral Code and other available sources do not make it a requirement that voters' fingerprints are checked against the voter list.