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

EISA 2009 EOM Report: P 18

All holders of a barcoded identity document or a certificate issued by the Department of Home Affairs in terms of the Identity Act 68 of 1997, can apply to be registered as voters.

EISA: “Observer Mission Report, South Africa”: http://www.content.eisa.org.za/pdf/sou2009eom.pdf

IEC 2009 Elections report, p. 61: On election day, all voters were scanned using the voter participation application loaded on the scanners. Each scanner was loaded with the entire voters’ roll.

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