Biometric voter ID programs are moving forward in Liberia.
Biometric voter ID programs are moving forward in Liberia. The UN Development Programme (UNDP), the government of Liberia, and the World Bank have come together to start a groundbreaking project that will give every Liberian citizen a biometric ID card. This ambitious program is starting at a very important time, since it is thought that more than half of Liberia's people do not have access to traditional forms of ID. The goal of this project is to give everyone a recognized identity card that can be verified by comparing multiple data points from sources like family members, community members, or superiors. This can be done without long trips or complicated procedures that require official documents like passports or birth certificates. This will also make it easier for people to use government services and benefits like schools and hospitals. There is a lot of voter fraud in Liberia. The problem of voter fraud in Liberia is a serious one that doesn't look like it will go awa...