If electoral register is created by the EMB, what type of technology used for collecting registration data?

Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of

Answer
Scanning technology for processing registration forms (Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) or Optical Character Recognition (OCR))
Source

After filling form (Form No. 1) The Registration Assistant affixes one photograph on the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) Form and another photograph on the voter’s card and laminates the voter’s card bearing voter’s photograph and immediately issues it to the registered voter.

 

The Registration Assistant forwards the completed Optical Mark Reader (OMR) forms to the Registration Officer who will then forward the same to NEC for processing.

http://nec.go.tz/?modules=eprocess&sub&op=voters_registration

Comment

Optical Mark Reader (OMR) technology is used for voter registration with photographs.

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