The company said in a statement that Thales has deployed 15 different systems around the world for voter registration and verification through its ID management and biometric technology. This milestone has been announced just as the governments of several countries promote the deployment and update of biometric voter registration.

The company explained that the Thales Gemalto election kit uses biometric technology to ensure "one person, one identity, and one vote." It can be used to upgrade existing systems or build a new biometric election register from scratch.

"The Global Election Commission can rely on Thales to provide citizens with tailor-made secure voter registration and verification services," said Youzec Kurp, Thales Vice President of Identity and Biometric Solutions. "Our experts are ready to transfer skills and responsibilities to local partners. Thales election expertise is part of our mission to help build a better, safer and more sustainable world where everyone can Obtain a safe and reliable identity."

The Minister of Human Rights of Pakistan, Dr. Shireen Mazari, has approved electronic voting machines (EVM) as a way to ensure the legitimacy of elections in the country.

Mazari pointed out that a parliamentary delegation visited a foreign country to observe their use of EVM. Section 103 of the Pakistan Election Law provides a clear legal basis for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to use EVM and biometric technology. She also stated that the government intends to pass legislation to give overseas Pakistanis the right to vote.

At the same time, ECP has sent a letter to NADRA, which manages Pakistan's digital ID system, requesting details on why it chose to sign a contract with ECP for a new digital voting system, which is priced at 2.4 billion rupees (14 U.S. dollars). million). NADRA hopes to replace the previous system that ECP claims to cost 66.5 million rupees (390,000 US dollars) to address the loopholes and deficiencies that ECP requires to provide detailed information.

NADRA Chairman Tariq Malik stated that the letter reflects a communication issue, not a fundamental difference between institutions. The ID agency plans to upgrade Pakistan’s election infrastructure within a year. Malik said that using electronic machines to ensure that "one ID, one vote" is not a point of disagreement between political parties.

He also suggested that overseas voting will be conducted online. This can be performed through processes including the PAK-ID mobile application for remote biometric registration recently launched by NADRA.

According to The Gleaner, the Jamaican Electoral Office (EOJ) started distributing the country’s newly designed voter registration card this week. The current voter ID will expire on December 31, 2021.

AKIpress wrote that the Kyrgyz government reminded citizens that before the November 28 parliamentary elections, they must register their biometric information in order to be included in the country's voter list.

The country also used biometrics for voter verification in the 2017 elections, and Elyctis provided document scanners.

Rudaw reported that the Iraqi government has announced that voter turnout in future elections will be calculated based on the number of biometric voter cards issued, rather than the total number of eligible voters.

The media quoted opinion polls, which showed that the voter turnout in the parliamentary election on October 10 was about 30%. According to United Nations statistics, as of May, about two-thirds of the country's 25 million eligible voters have applied for biometric registration.

The Philippine National Privacy Commissioner Raymund E. Liboro told BusinessWorld B-Side that the regulator has flagged a website that conducts election-related investigations and excessively collects data and warns Filipinos that their personal data may be misused during the campaign. .

The National People's Congress is planning to make policy recommendations on the fair and legal use of data in elections.

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