Voter lists put up at polling stations with ID card photos
18 Jan 2014, 3:10 PM
Voter lists for today’s council elections have been placed at polling stations for the first time with national identity card photos, prompting complaints from women with face veils.
Speaking at an Elections Commission (EC) press conference this afternoon, EC President Fuwad Thowfeek said photos were included in the eligible voters registry placed outside each polling station as a safeguard to prevent fraud.
“Even though this is something new that we introduced, in most countries, photos of voters are included in the voters list,” Thowfeek said.
Photos of all eligible voters were provided by the Department of National Registration (DNR) from its identity card database with the exception of 1,170 photos, Thowfeek said.
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