If the EMB uses technology to collect voter registration data, is biometric data captured and used during registration?
Zambia
Answer
Yes, both fingerprint scans and photos
Source
Electoral Commission of Zambia, Voter Education Facilitator’s Handbook 2016, accessed 8 September 2021
EU Election Observation Mission, Republic of Zambia, General Elections of 12 August 2021, Preliminary Statement, accessed 8 September 2021
“In 2020, the ECZ compiled a new voter register introducing a biometric voter registration system to remove some 1.4 million deceased voters from the 2016 register.”
