Is the biometric data used in voter identification at polling stations?

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Answer
No
Source

OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, Final Report: Republic of Kazakhstan, Early Presidential Elections, 2011

Pg 9, “Akimats are responsible for the compilation of voter lists, based on data provided by the bodies in charge of the population register. They submit data about registered voters to the respective TEC twice a year, electronically and in hardcopy. The CEC maintains the nationwide electronic voter register to identify duplicate records.”

 

Constitutional Act  of the Republic of Kazakhstan on “Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan”, 1995

Article 24, ?5. The voter register by place of residence shall be compiled by the corresponding local executive body on the basis of the data provided by the population accounting agencies.

Close tooltip