Speaking in parliament during the debate of the electoral Bill was already passed, Mr Maelanga said the system will would be credible and should be trusted.
He explained that the Bill is necessary for the effective and efficient administration of the Electoral system.
“It proposes a number of minor changes to the National Parliamentary Electoral Provisions Act (NPEPA).
“These changes are important as they will enable the Electoral Commission to use this new biometric technology in its voter registration exercises if it decides to do so.”
He said the amendments would enable the Electoral Commission to put in place one or more voter identification systems in addition to the use of indelible ink.
“This could include the use of finger prints, voter identification cards, photograph images, and use of electronic identity cards or other similar identification systems.
“Use of biometric technology in the form of finger prints, voter identification cards and the use of photographic images on voter registers are currently gaining popularity within our region.”
Mr Maelanga said Fiji have already adopted the biometric system in their voter registration exercise last year and proved it to be almost 100% successful.
“I am also aware that our nearest neighbours Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea are currently working on adopting such system.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Elliot Dawea
Quelle/Source: Solomon Star, 12.04.2013
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