Who may register as a voter?

1. You may register as a voter if you are a citizen of Zimbabwe and 18 years of age or over.
2. If you wish to register on a constituency roll you must be resident in that constituency.

Registration on constituency roll

You must be resident in the constituency where you wish to be registered. It does not matter that you have been absent from the constituency for a temporary purpose. But you will not be able to register in that constituency if you have not been residing there for a continuous period of 12 months.

In order to be registered as a voter on the voters’ roll for a constituency you must go to the appropriate registration office. At that office the constituency registrar, the deputy constituency officer or the assistant constituency officer will fill in the appropriate form on your behalf.


Who is disqualified from being registered as a voter?

Some people are disqualified from being registered as voters. These are—

• A person who under the mental health legislation is found or declared to be mentally disordered or defective;
• A person who is declared by order of the High Court to be incapable of managing his or her own affairs;
• A person convicted of a criminal offence in Zimbabwe or convicted of a criminal offence outside Zimbabwe which would also have been a criminal offence in Zimbabwe and sentenced to imprisonment for six months or more;
• A person who has been convicted of an electoral offence and whom the High Court under the electoral law has declared him to be disqualified for registration as a voter or from voting in any election for the period of the disqualification.

When can I register as a voter?

You can register any time preceding an election, but the last date for registration is not later than 24 hours before the nomination day fixed in terms of a proclamation for that election.

Where can I register as a voter?

You can do this —

• at a voter registration office during normal working hours on any working day; or
• at a mobile voter registration facility operating in the area.

If you wish to register as a voter on a constituency voters’ roll you must go to the appropriate constituency voter registration office.

Will I be given a voter registration certificate after I have registered as a voter?

After you have been registered as a voter the constituency registrar will issue with a voter’s registration certificate.

However, the registrar does not have to issue you with a voter’s registration certificate if you hold a National Identity document issued under the National Registration Act or you have been issued with a notice, commonly known as a waiting certificate, indicating the date on which the you applied for registration and the place at which and time when you may receive his identity document.

Complaints

If you believe that you have been wrongly refused registration as a voter, you may lodge a complaint with ZEC.