Malaysia to forego biometrics for upcoming election
23 January, 2012
category: Biometrics, Government
The Malaysian Election Commission has decided to forego the use of the biometric voter verification system for the country’s upcoming elections, according to an article form The Star.
Malaysian Election Commission Chairman, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, said the commission may still use the biometric system for future elections, but that they will be focusing on how viable the use of indelible ink is in these elections.
As the commission was set on including the indelible ink in the election, they decided that it would be too expensive to also introduce biometric verification.
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