If electoral register is created by the EMB, what type of technology used for collecting registration data?

Namibia, Electoral Act 5 of 2014 (as of 8 October 2024), accessed 23 January 2025

General registration of voters

25 (4) Despite anything to the contrary contained in this Act, the Commission may undertake any general registration of voters contemplated in this section by way of an electronic, digital or any similar voter registration system or any other voter registration system in the manner determined by the Commission, including -

(a) the manner of capturing information onto the system and the storing of information in the system;

(b) the printing of voter registration cards; and

(c) the safe custody of information stored in the system.

Namibia, ECN, Voters' Registration Kit, accessed 3 December 2019

“Biometrics (or biometric authentication) refers to the identification of humans by their characteristics or traits. Biometrics is used in computer science as a form of identification and access control. What is the VRK? The Voter Registration Kit (VRK) is the computerized unit that captures the voter data. It comprises a computer (laptop), a fingerprint scanner, signature pad and camera. In addition, the mobile voter registration kit (MVRK) has a printer component that allows voter cards to be printed at the registration point.”