ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ “prescribed” means prescribed by the Commission by regulations made in terms of section one hundred and ninety-two; “presiding officer” means any person appointed in terms of subsection (2) of section fiftytwo to be a presiding officer; “prohibited symbol” means a symbol or representation declared to be a prohibited symbol in terms of subsection (1) of section one hundred and forty-six; “proof of identity” means a valid Zimbabwe passport, or a notice or identity document issued in terms of section 7 of the National Registration Act [Chapter 10:17], or a valid driver’s licence containing an identity number assigned to the holder thereof under the National Registration Act [Chapter 10:17]; “proof of residence”, in relation to a constituency, means proof by way of— (a) a receipt or demand for payment of any rate in terms of the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15], rate or levy in terms Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13], or charge for the provision of electricity, in the name of the owner of the property concerned (or in the case of an occupier other than the owner, such a receipt or demand in the name of the owner accompanied by a written statement of the owner confirming the occupation of the property by the occupier) or any other satisfactory documentary evidence reasonably establishing the place of residence of the voter or claimant; or [Paragraph amended by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] (b) (c) (d) a sworn statement by the employer of the voter or claimant confirming the voter’s or claimant’s address; or a bank statement, hospital bill or envelope with a post marking, bearing the name of the voter or claimant and the voter’s or claimant’s address; or a sworn oral or written statement by the councillor, chief, headman or village head of the area or village where the voter or claimant resides, confirming that the voter or claimant resides in the area or village concerned; [Paragraph amended by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] (e) a sworn written statement by a property owner on whose property the voter or claimant resides; [Paragraph inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “province” means an area of Zimbabwe declared as such in terms of the Provincial Councils and Administration Act [Chapter 29:11] or any other law substituted for the same; [Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “provincial centre” means a provincial command centre established in terms of section 37C(1)(b); [Definition inserted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012 and amended by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “provincial council” means a council established for a non- metropolitan province in terms of section 269 of the Constitution; [Definition inserted by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “provincial elections officer” means a person appointed in terms of section 10(5); [Definition inserted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012 and amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “qualified”, in relation to a person claiming or entitled to be registered as a voter for a constituency, means qualified to be a voter in that constituency in accordance with The Fourth Schedule to the Constitution and section twenty-three, and “disqualification” shall be construed accordingly; [Definition amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “register of assisted voters” means the register kept by a presiding officer in terms of section 59(3); [Definition inserted by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014] 23