Digital voter registry hits snags

Pilot tests for Cambodia’s new computerised voter registration system are off to a rough start after one commune refused yesterday to participate in the trials. The $17 million system, which uses computers to record voters’ thumbprints and photos, and issues voter card printouts, was slated to undergo informal assessments in one selected commune each in Ratanakkiri, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang and Phnom Penh between Friday and January 29. …

Sarah Taguiam and Pech Sotheary
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