Electronic voting

The Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) hopes to implement an electronic voter registration system for the 2012 general elections to curb cases of double registration, vote rigging, ballot box exchange and delays.

IIEC Commissioner Douglas Mwashigadi says the Commission is currently sampling different electronic voter systems to find the most suitable one for the country.

The Kenyan company VENTIX is offering a magic pen which saves a persons data as they put it on paper, which is then transferred to the IIEC headquarters from the polling stations.

Meanwhile, Canadian Company CODE has introduced biometrics in its system, which requires one to give fingerprints and an image to detect double registrations.

At the same time, Electronic Corporation of India has offered an electronic voter registration plus a voting machine.

After registering and acquiring an electronic card, voting will be as simple as swiping the card and choosing desired candidates by the touch of a button.