ELECTORAL (SPECIAL AND POSTAL VOTING) REGULATIONS, 2013
Statutory Instrument 84 of 2013.
Electoral (Special and Postal Voting) Regulations, 2013
IT is hereby notified that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, in terms of section 192 of the
Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13], has, with the approval of the Minister, made the following regulations:—
1. Title
These regulations may be cited as the Electoral (Special and Postal Voting) Regulations, 2013.
2. Interpretation
In these regulations—
“form” means the appropriate form set out in the Schedule.
3. Forms for Special Vote
(1) The application by a member of the disciplined forces or an electoral officer for a special ballot paper
in terms of section 81C of the Electoral Act will be in form SV.1 for Presidential, National Assembly and local
authority elections.
(2) The authorisation to cast a special vote in terms of section 81D(1) of the Electoral Act will be in Form
SV.2.
(3) The notification of refusal of authorization to cast a special vote in terms of section 81D(4) of the
Electoral Act will be in Form SV.3.
4. Forms for Postal Vote
(1) The application form for a postal ballot paper in terms of section 73 of the Electoral Act [Chapter
2:13], will be in form PV.1 for Presidential, National Assembly and local authority elections.
(2) The letter from the applicant’s head of Ministry, head of department or head of station or the head of
Zimbabwe’s Embassy or diplomatic or consular mission in the foreign State where the applicant is employed
shall be in form PV. 2
(3) The postal ballot paper envelope referred to in section 74(1)(c) of the Act will be in form PV.3.
(4) The notification of rejection of application for a postal vote will be in form PV. 4.
5. Deletion from rolls of postal and special voters
The Chief Elections Officer must ensure that the voters roll supplied to each ward centre for the purposes
of the ordinary election has a line drawn through every voter in the ward who has been authorised to cast a
postal vote or special vote and will inscribe opposite that person’s name the letters “P.V.” or “S.V.” as the case
may be.
6. Applicant for special vote to specify special polling station where they will cast their vote
(1) An applicant for a special vote must specify the special polling station where he or she intends to cast
his or her vote.
(2) If the Commission is satisfied that an applicant is entitled to cast a special vote, the Chief Elections
Officer shall transmit the necessary ballot papers to the special polling station indicated by the applicant.
7. Repeals
The following provisions of the Electoral Regulations, 2005, published in Statutory Instrument 21 of 2005
are repealed—
(a) section 3(13), (14) and (15)
(b) Forms V.12, V.13 and V.14.
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