If the EMB uses technology to collect voter registration data, is biometric data captured and used during registration?

Nigeria

Nigeria

Answer
Yes, both fingerprint scans and photos
Source

Nigeria, INEC, Guidelines for Continuous Registration of Voters 2014 (copy of this document is not available online)

5. Particulars and Procedure Of Registration

5(1) Every person who is qualified for registration and who has presented himself/herself for registration shall be registered in the Preliminary Register of Voters with the following particulars:

g) The registrant’s photograph;

k) The registrant’s ten fingerprints;

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