Friday, February 17, 2012

Ghana Biometric Voter Registration: 4 Phases in 40 Days

E.C. announces dates for biometric registration (Ghana Web)
The 40-day registration exercise will be held at the polling station levels with four polling stations coming together to form a cluster for the registration.

As part of the registration process, prospective voters will be required to provide their exact date of birth, their current residential address as well as their hometown address.

Applicants will also be be required to show evidence of eligibility to register by providing either a birth certificate, passport, baptismal card, a driver’s license or a national health insurance card, the national I.D card or the existing voter ID card.

The prints from all ten fingers of applicants as well as their images will be captured digitally as part of the registration exercise. In the event of an applicant having lost some fingers, the fingerprints of the available fingers will be captured. Special arrangements will also be made for the registration of persons without fingers.