Liberia plans biometric voter registry with enrollment beginning in December

NEC Chairperson Davidetta Browne Lansanah said during a press conference that portable tablets with fingerprint scanners will be used to capture thumbprints for a biometric voter registry, The New Dawn Liberia reports. The biometrics could also be used for deduplication and the prevention of impersonation. Facial images will also be collected, and the NEC will attempt to reduce the volume of incorrect voter data in the system. Following deduplication, biometric voter registry cards will be issued from registration centers. A biometric voter registration initiative is slated to start on December 15, 2022, and conclude on March 17, 2023.