Bimodal Voter Accreditation System

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The Bimodal Voter Accreditation System is a Nigerian election technology that uses both fingerprint and facial recognition to verify voters’ identities and curb electoral fraud.

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instanceOf election technology ⓘ
voter accreditation system ⓘ
aimsTo ensure that only registered voters can vote ⓘ
link each vote to a verified voter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs BVAS ⓘ
appliesTo voter accreditation ⓘ
associatedWith Nigerian electoral reforms ⓘ
category electoral technology ⓘ
componentOf Nigeria’s election management infrastructure ⓘ
countryOfUse Nigeria ⓘ
dataTypeProcessed biometric data ⓘ
voter identification data ⓘ
developer Independent National Electoral Commission ⓘ
developerAbbreviation INEC ⓘ
hasFeature bimodal biometric verification ⓘ
implements biometric voter verification ⓘ
intendedEffect enhance credibility of voter accreditation ⓘ
reduce impersonation of voters ⓘ
reduce multiple voting ⓘ
introducedBy Independent National Electoral Commission chairman ⓘ
jurisdiction Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Nigeria
legalContext regulated by Nigerian electoral laws and INEC guidelines ⓘ
managingOrganization Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria ⓘ
operationalContext polling units on election day ⓘ
purpose curb electoral fraud ⓘ
improve integrity of elections ⓘ
verify voters’ identities ⓘ
regionOfImplementation all 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory ⓘ
replaced Smart Card Reader in Nigeria’s elections ⓘ
riskAddressed ballot stuffing ⓘ
identity theft in voting ⓘ
underage voting ⓘ
sector elections ⓘ
targetUsers accredited voters in Nigeria ⓘ
polling officials in Nigeria ⓘ
usedFor general elections in Nigeria ⓘ
off-cycle elections in Nigeria ⓘ
usesTechnology facial recognition ⓘ
fingerprint recognition ⓘ
verificationModes face ⓘ
fingerprint ⓘ
verificationStep biometric authentication before voting ⓘ

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Independent National Electoral Commission → usesSystem → Bimodal Voter Accreditation System ⓘ