If electoral register is created by the EMB, what type of technology used for collecting registration data?
Mali
In 2013, against the backdrop of a tense political climate, leading figureheads in Mali decided to fast-track the organization of presidential elections designed to ratify a new government.
In order to ensure the reliability of the electoral process, the government opted to use an existing biometric database, created during a census conducted by Morpho between 2008 and 2010 and concerning all inhabitants aged 15 and over. The data, contained in the country’s national civil register (RAVEC – administrative census with Vocation of Civil status), was used to produce the NINA (National Identification Number) card, so that the identity of every voter could be reliably verified. The NINA card is Mali’s very first biometric identification document, providing the country’s citizens with a unique and secure identity and paving the way for considerable benefits.
Morpho, the company hired to deliver biometric voter registration in Mali, delivered the biometric voter cards to the capital, with just a month to go before the presidential elections in 2013. though instability in the country is still cause for concern. The new voter cards, dubbed the Nina card (National Identification Number) contain facial images and fingerprints of cardholders.
