Liberian opposition party the Congress for Democratic Change has called for the government to implement plans for a biometric vote registry ahead of a national vote next year.Although the National Elections Commission asked the government earlier this year for US$24 million for a biometric voter registration, leaders have said the funding is not available.The CDC says the government need to reconsider this, as they believe it will eliminate 90% of possible fraud activities.”We are at the eve of 2017 — a year Liberia will be going to elections. The issue of election is so important that since 1944 when President Barclay turned over power to a new President, we have never witnessed such an opportunity and this will be the first time we will see a transition,” said Nathaniel McGill, chairman of the party.A separate body, the National Identification Registry (NIR) has been in discussion with the NEC over a biometric registration process.The NIR was established to handle issues of national identification with the issuance of biometric identification cards as one of its main objectives but ahead of the election.

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