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.
Documents needed
1. National ID
2. Proof of residence/ A letter from headman or councilor/ Affidavit confirming proof or residence
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. However, 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 can’t register?
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?
You can register any time preceding an election but centres close for registration 24 hours before the day of the election.
Where can I register?
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 you have been registered as a voter the constituency registrar will issue you 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.
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