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

Sri LankaElection Commission

Process ofRegistration / Revision of Electoral Registers

Registration of Electors

Registration of electors and revision ofelectoral registers is done annually. At the district level the Department ofElections is represented by an Assistant Commissioner of Elections (who is alsothe Assistant Registering Officer) to direct and control the revision workunder the supervision of the District Secretary (earlier Government Agent), theadministrative head of the District. The Commissioner of Elections appointsthem as the Registering Officers of the respective Districts. The RegisteringOfficer appoints enumerators to visit houses for compiling the names of voters.Chief occupants of each household are expected to perfect the enumeration form(BC form) supplied to them. The village level government officer, GramaNiladhari, undertakes the enumeration. Special Enumerators are appointed forthis work in the Metropolitan areas (e.g. Colombo Municipal Council Area). Theelectoral registers are revised and prepared with reference to a qualifyingdate, i.e. all Sri Lankan citizens of age 18 years or above on June 1st areeligible to be registered at a qualifying address.

Source: http://www.slelections.gov.lk/ep.html