The northern territory, which is more tribally homogenous and stable than the rest of Somalia, broke away in 1991 and has been striving to attain international recognition ever since.
The self-declared republic joined the tall list of African countries that blocked social media during elections.
This was their way of dealing with fake news and rumours which they said may create instability in the country.
The machines have been under trial since 2015 ahead of the election held on November 13. It was successful and they made history.
Most countries including Ghana, Kenya and Angola use the fingerprint biometric voting system to identify registered voters.
It eliminated the problem of double voting. The disadvantage is mostly technical including the breakdown of machines and the running down of batteries which sometimes slows the process.
The vote is set to be the most sophisticated yet with some 700,000 voters registered using biometric eye scanners which will identify them before they cast their ballots
Said Ali Muse, spokesman for the national electoral commission, said the move was necessary to prevent interference from outside the borders of the semi-autonomous state and speculation over results.
