Electoral Offences person at the point of registration, making the offence of impersonation, easily identifiable. By the use of computers, fingerprint scanners and digital cameras to capture data of applicants and the issuing of Voter ID cards to the successfullyregistered applicant, the voter registration process is said to be complete. All data about voters gathered from the centres are sent to a database at the head office. From there, data are processed and compiled into voters' register on the basis of electoral area. Indeed, it is refreshing to note that with biometric voter registration; so long as fingerprints and their contours are unique to each applicant, the problems of voter identification and multiple registrations are perhaps, a thing of the past. Without doubt, those involved in electoral offences of this nature are later on singled out by the computer during a procedure called'' matching'' of same biometric details. Nobody should get registered without appearing in person at the registration centre during the period and time specified for that purpose. Nobody qualifies to register unless the fellow is of voting age. To qualify as a voter, the applicant should be a Ghanaian of a minimum of 18 years. S/he should be of sound mind, and should reside or ordinarily reside 9
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