Overview
- The Central Electoral Board suspended use of the miDNI and MiDGT apps on Thursday until identity checks are deemed secure, undoing authorizations from February 2023, September 2025 and March 5, 2026.
- The move followed formal filings from the Partido Popular and Andalusian authorities, who said polling tables cannot verify a Police‑issued QR code in real time to confirm a voter’s identity.
- Interior responded Friday with a National Police report asserting the app’s security, saying QR readers become compulsory on April 2 under the DNI regulation and that election organizers must supply the devices.
- Before the reversal, the board had accepted simple on‑screen checks without scanning, and the apps were used in Extremadura, Aragón and Castilla y León with no official fraud cases reported.
- The fight intensified after a viral video claimed AI could fake miDNI data, which ministers labeled false, and the pause may force organizers to equip each table with secure QR scanners before the May 17 Andalusia election.