The independent national Electoral commission (INEC) yesterday 3rd of December 2019 hold meeting with national assembly on the status of use of smart card reader during election.
INEC who disclosed the outcome of the meeting to the pressmen’s, said that the use of smart card reader has come to stay.
INEC said, “One critical area that the Commission will engage the National Assembly is the status of the Smart Card Reader (SCR). Let me reiterate that the SCR has come to stay. It cannot be jettisoned or abandoned.”
The commission said that INEC will find a way to enhanced the use of card during election, instead of abandoning it.
“Rather, the Commission will seek ways by which its utility in elections can be enhanced for the triple objectives of verification of the genuineness of the Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs), confirmation of ownership and fingerprint authentication of voters.” The commission said
The status of smart card reader, the commission said, ” The status of the SCR must be provided for and protected by law. Similarly, accreditation data from the SCR should be used to determine over-voting and the margin of lead principle.”
While speaking on the electoral violence, the commission said, “The judgement of the Supreme Court on the primacy of the voters’ register as the determinant of over-voting in law merely draws attention to the lacuna in the electoral legal framework which must be addressed through immediate and appropriate amendment to the Electoral Act.
The Commission will present a proposal to the National Assembly on this matter as well as other areas in which further deployment of technology will deepen the integrity of our electoral process.”
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