Tag: fingerprint
Macedonia 17.10.21 | 19:20

SEC head warns that there will a revote in polling places that did not use the fingerprint devices

The President of the State Electoral Commission Aleksandar Dastevski warned the local election committees who allowed voting to go ahead without using the fingerprint devices, that the results will be canceled, a revote ordered and they will be held accountable for their decisions. He did not specify...

Macedonia 03.09.21 | 17:07

Electoral Commission receives first batch of fingerprint devices that will be used to prevent voter fraud

The State Electoral Commission received the first 200 fingerprint devices that will be used to ensure the legitimacy of the local elections in October. All voters will need to deposit a fingerprint, and the German made devices will be used to determine if the actual voter cast the ballot, and if there...

Macedonia 23.08.21 | 09:35

First fingerprint devices that will be used in the coming elections will be delivered in the coming days

The first 250 fingerprint devices, that will be used at the October local elections, are about to arrive in Macedonia. Aleksandar Dastevski from the State Electoral Commission said that the devices are being delivered by the Dermalog company from Germany. Using fingerprint devices is a key demand from...

Macedonia 13.03.21 | 14:58

VMRO: SDSM is trying to rig the elections with its refusal to purchase fingerprint devices

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski accused the Zaev regime of attempting to violate the electoral code and ignore the obligation to use fingerprint devices as an added security feature during the coming local elections. SDSM has obfuscated through several rounds of talks with VMRO on the implementation...

Macedonia 13.03.21 | 11:04

Justice Minister Maricic says he is not sure the fingerprint devices will be in use in time for the local elections

Justice Minister Bojan Maricic announced that the Government will leave it until June to decide if the process of purchasing fingerprint devices for the October municipal elections is proceeding well. This casual approach seems to confirm the suspicions of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party that the ruling...

Macedonia 09.03.21 | 14:03

Janusev: Zaev’s refusal to allow the use of fingerprint devices indicates that he’s preparing to steal the elections

VMRO-DPMNE representative Igor Janusev blamed the Zaev regime of preparing to forge the results of the October municipal elections by refusing to implement the decision to use fingerprint devices that will limit electoral fraud. Janusev said that the agreement to use the devices was reached a year ago...

News 09.03.21 | 11:05

SDSM and DUI are trying to avoid added security checks for the October elections

Even though the municipal elections in October are fast approaching, the Zaev Government is slow-rolling the process on purchasing fingerprint devices and the accompanying programs needed to put them in place. The parties agreed to improve election security by introducing these devices, but given that...

Macedonia 30.12.20 | 14:27

Fingerprint devices are cheap and easy to find, and will help ensure the legitimacy of the census

After President Pendarovski accepted the opposition objections about the legitimacy of the census in principle, but rejected them on practical grounds, as too expensive, a Macedonian businessman from Switzerland showed that how easy and inexpensive it will be to assure the public in the entire process....

Macedonia 27.12.20 | 16:10

VMRO-DPMNE’s proposal for procurement of fingerprint terminals for the census is being considered

The proposal of VMRO-DPMNE for procurement of fingerprint terminals for the census is being considered, government’s spokesperson, Muamet Hoxha said on Sunday. Hoxha stressed at a press conference that the conduct of the census is in the interest of all and it must not be delayed anymore. The census...