ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) (2) A deputy constituency registrar or assistant constituency registrar shall, subject to subsection (3), exercise such of the functions that are imposed or conferred by or under this Act on the constituency registrar of the constituency for which he or she has been appointed as may be delegated to him or her from time to time by that constituency registrar. (3) Constituency registrars, deputy constituency registrars and assistant constituency registrars shall exercise the functions conferred upon them by or under this Act under the general supervision and direction of the Registrar-General of Voters. 20 Voters rolls to be kept by Commission (1) The Commission shall keep and maintain a voters roll for each ward and constituency, containing the names of all registered voters who may vote in that ward and constituency. (2) A voters roll shall specify, in relation to each registered voter— (a) the voter’s first and last names, date of birth and national registration number; and (b) the place where the voter ordinarily resides; and (c) such other information as may be prescribed or as the Commission considers appropriate. (3) Subject to subsection (2), a voters roll shall be in such form as may be prescribed or as the Commission considers appropriate. (4) The Commission shall— (a) keep at least one copy of every voters roll at its head office; and (b) keep at least one copy of each ward and constituency voters roll at all the Commission’s offices within the constituency concerned: Provided that where there is no office of the Commission within the constituency concerned, the constituency registrar shall have charge and custody of the ward and constituency voters roll for his or her constituency. 21 Inspection of voters rolls and provision of copies (1) Every voters roll shall be a public document and open to inspection by the public, free of charge, during ordinary office hours at the office of the Commission or the constituency registrar where it is kept. (2) A person inspecting the voters roll for a constituency may, without removing the voters roll, make any written notes of anything contained therein during office hours. (3) The Commission shall without delay provide any person who requests it with a copy of the voters roll, upon payment of the prescribed fee: Provided that— (i) the prescribed fee shall not exceed the reasonable cost of preparing the copy; (ii) the Commission may impose reasonable conditions upon the provision of a voters roll in terms of this subsection, to prevent the roll from being used for commercial or other purposes unconnected with an election. - 20 -