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

Sweden

Sweden

Answer
No
Source

Sweden,The Election Act (2005: 837), 'Chapter 5: Voting cards', <Sweden_Election_Act_2005 _am2014_en%20(1).pdf> , accessed 4 September 2018

Comment

The central election authority shall prepare a voting card for every voter. For voters who do not have a known address or who are not registered as resident in Sweden, a voting card shall only be issued if they request one. 

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