The EU EOM recommends that if the CNE decides to continue using the fingerprint readers in the future, it clearly defines and delimits their use as part of the voting process. In case of having sufficient fingerprint readers so as to incorporate them to all voting centres, and in accordance with the directive to develop the electronic voting system, as established by Venezuelan law, the readers could substitute the hard copy voter lists, as well as serving for the identification of voters, and the verification of their right to vote, providing that the current mistrust of the electorate and the political forces is overcome. They could also be used as a method to avoid multiple voting, accompanied by a really effective indelible ink. In the EU EOM’s opinion, these measures should be followed by a broad reaching public outreach campaign to eliminate the existing prejudices that exist among voters regarding the fingerprint readers. The Electoral Power, responsible for such a sovereign decision, should assess the economic costs of such a measure, and consider the need to provide far more technical training to Polling Station staff, which should be able to handle a more complex device than that which is in use at present.