INEC card reader

INEC card reader, a device that was used for the Nigerian general election, held on March 28, 2015

The INEC card reader is a portable electronic voter authentication device, configured to read only the Permanent Voter Cards issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission.[1] The card reader was designed specifically for the accreditation process, authentication of eligible voters before voting.[2] The machine was configured to read only the PVCs of a particular polling unit and can only work on election day.[3]

Operation

The device uses a cryptographic technology with an ultra-low power consumption and one core frequency of 1.2 GHz and uses Android 4.2.2.[4] It is positioned by its operator (usually a trained INEC official) to read the embedded chip on the Personal Voter Card (PVC). This procedure displays the voter's details, followed by fingerprinting.[5] It usually takes about 10 to 20 seconds to validate a voter.[6] On completion of accreditation process, a "Close V" key is used to complete the accreditation process and the total number of voters accredited can be previewed using a "Query" key. Afterwards, the result may be forwarded to INEC using the "Communication" key.[7]

The card reader was first used for Nigeria's presidential election held on March 28, 2015.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Card Reader Controversy, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com.
  2. ↑ "INEC Mock poll exposes Card Readers' flaws - Vanguard News". Vanguard News.
  3. ↑ "Mixed Results Trail INEC's Mock Trial of Card Readers, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com.
  4. ↑ Leadership Newspaper (21 March 2015). "Card Reader Is Configured To Work Only On Election Days – Idowu". Nigerian News from Leadership News.
  5. ↑ "Smart Card Reader Configured To Work At Particular Polling Unit - INEC - Channels Television". Channels Television.
  6. ↑ Our Correspondent. "New Telegraph – The constitutionality or otherwise of using electronic card reader in the 2015 general elections (2)". newtelegraphonline.com.
  7. ↑ Gbade Ogunwale, Assistant Editor, Abuja; Jide Orintunsin Minna; Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki; Kolade Adeyemi, Kano; Austine Tsenzughul, Bauchi; Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja; Nwanosike Onu, Awka; Shola O’Neil and Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba; Precious Dikewoha and Rosemary Nwisi, Port Harcourt; Odunayo Ogunmola, Ado-Ekiti; Fanen Ihyongo, Jalingo. "INEC's card readers test-run largely successful nationwide". The Nation.
  8. ↑ "Card Readers: How Abuja court aborted last minute move to stop election". Vanguard News.
  9. ↑ "We support Inec to use card reader". The Punch News. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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