INEC fixes BVAS facial recognition issue after mock accreditation
INEC chairman Joash Amupitan monitored a mock accreditation in 12 polling units across Osun's three senatorial districts that tested the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System under real conditions. The exercise detected that BVAS could not recognise faded facial images on older PVCs, mainly issued in 2011, and the ICT team adjusted similarity scores to restore recognition. Accreditation took 30 seconds to two minutes per voter, and INEC increased BVAS devices from 4,427 to 5,130 and backups from 664 to 1,328 to cover split polling units, aiming to ensure readiness for the August 15 election.
BVAS facial recognition problem was identified and resolved before election
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INEC ran a mock accreditation before the August 15 Osun election. The exercise tested…
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