Biometric verification system fails to distinguish identical twins in Ghana local elections

One identical twin who showed up at a polling station to cast her ballot during Ghana’s district level elections (DLEs) on December 19 was turned away after the biometric verification system in place adjudged her as having already voted.

In reality, the biometrics that had been verified by the system were those of her identical twin sister who earlier voted at the same polling station, according to a report by Ghana Web.

The incident happened at a polling station in …

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