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<\/a><\/p>\nDr Kwadwo Afari Gyan, EC Boss<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan says it will cost the EC an extra 20 million dollars to meet opposition parties\u2019 demands for a biometric voters\u2019 register that is verifiable.<\/p>\n
He however says the additional feature is not a priority.<\/p>\n
The EC this week awarded the contract for the procurement of equipment with which to compile a biometric voters\u2019 register which Dr. Afari Gyan prefers should be in place before a verification system is considered.<\/p>\n
He told Joy News\u2019 Sammy Darko the current electoral system provides several options for the identity of a voter to be authenticated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe so called verification is not part of the registration process; it becomes an issue when you are going to vote at the point of the ballot so we should not confuse biometric voter registration with verification which means trying to establish the identity of the voter,\u201d Dr Afari Gyan said.<\/p>\n
He said a successful biometric registration will ensure multiple registration is completely eliminated and that nobody\u2019s name occurs twice anywhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeyond that\u2026do we need a [verification system] is a matter for open debate and funds being available,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
He said currently the EC\u2019s priority was to conduct a credible biometric registration exercise.<\/p>\n
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