Is technology used for identifying voters at polling stations (electronic poll books)?

Czechia

Czechia

Answer
No
Source

ACT No. 275 of 27 September 1995 on Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic and on the Amendment of Certain Other Laws (as of 2017-09-19)

Section 19. Principles of Voting

(3) Upon entering the polling station, each voter shall establish his/her identity and citizenship of the Czech Republic) by presenting a valid regular, diplomatic or service passport of the Czech Republic, or another travel document) (hereinafter referred to only as the “passport”) or a valid personal identity card). As soon as the voter is marked in the excerpt from the permanent voter list or special voter list, he/she shall receive an empty official envelope from the polling station commission or the special polling station commission. Upon the voter’s request, the polling station commission or the special polling station commission shall replace any of the voter’s missing, crossed out or otherwise marked ballot papers.

OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report: Parliamentary and Presidential Elections, 2017-2018

“There is no centralized voter register in the country and municipalities are responsible for voter registration. Voter registration is passive, except for citizens residing abroad who must actively register with the MFA.12 Eligible voters are entered into voter registers based on their residence data in the Population Register, administered by the MoI. Municipal offices update permanent voter lists as well as compile special voter lists to include people from hospitals, rest homes, and prisons. For both elections, the voters may receive an absentee voting certificate and vote at any other polling station in the country or abroad. There are no mechanisms in place to provide nationwide cross-checking of records in voter lists.”

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