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Follow these steps to verify that you are a real person. It takes one short camera scan, you do it once, and it is what lets you vote and register a party.

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Prerequisites

  • A World Republic account, signed in
  • A device with a camera facing you
You do not need an identity document, and there is nothing to install.

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Steps

1

Open verification

Open worldrepublic.org and sign in, then open the Account tab. If you are not verified, your name carries a Not verified mark and the button beneath it reads Verify to vote — tap it.Tapping Vote on a party brings you straight here; registering a party offers you verification first.
2

Agree and start

The screen explains what the check captures and asks you to consent to it. Tick the box, then tap Start face verification and allow your browser to use the camera when it asks.
3

Complete the scan

Hold your phone upright, fit your face inside the oval, and follow the on-screen prompts to move closer or further away. It takes a few seconds. Nothing flashes, and this scan never asks you for a document.

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Outcome

Success! The screen reads You are verified. You can now vote in test elections and register a party. You do not repeat this for each election.
Verification lasts for as long as you keep using World Republic. After three years with no activity on your account, your face data is destroyed and your verification is removed with it — the Biometric Retention and Destruction Policy sets out that schedule. You can verify again with a new scan.

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Troubleshooting

Both are retryable. The usual causes are lighting that is too dark or too bright, a face that is off-center or too far from the camera, more than one face in frame, holding the phone sideways, or the camera being blocked or already in use by another app. Move somewhere evenly lit, hold the phone upright at arm’s length, and try again.If you retry repeatedly you may be asked to wait a short while before starting another scan.
If your face matches one that is already verified, the scan is not approved. The comparison decides that itself, straight away: nothing is waiting on a person, and your Account tab reads Verification declined.Face verification is then closed for that account and no further scan can be started, from the Account tab or anywhere else.If you believe it is a mistake, ask for help in our help community on Telegram. A person can look at both records and reopen verification.

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Next steps

Cast your vote

Use your verified account to vote in an election