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Zambia rolls out computerised voter registration system

Zambia rolls out a computerised voter registration system and assesses its compliance with regional electoral principles and guidelines.

Zambia rolls out a computerised voter registration system and assesses its compliance with regional electoral principles and guidelines.

The country will use a new computerised voter registration system for the first time. The system uses biometrics that is, fingerprints, palm prints or iris scans to provide accurate identification and verification of a voter. About 3.9 million voters will cast their ballots in tripartite elections in which they will choose the country’s president, members of the National Assembly and council representatives.

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