ELECTORAL (VOTER REGISTRATION) REGULATIONS, 2013
(8) The notice of alteration of a voters roll in terms of section 35(2) of the Electoral Act will be in Form
VR.7.
(9) The complaint to the Commission against the Chief Elections Officer or Registration Officer in terms
of section 190 of the Electoral Act shall be in Form V.8;
(10) A residence affidavit may be in Form VR.9.
Proof of identity and citizenship
4. For the purposes of registering as a voter any one of the following documents which legibly show that
the claimant is a citizen of Zimbabwe of or over the age of eighteen years shall constitute proof of identity and
citizenship—
(a) a national identity document, that is to say, an identity document in terms of section 7(2) of the National Registration Act [Chapter 10:17]; or
(b) a “waiting pass”, that is to say, a notice in writing in terms of section 7(1) of the National Registration Act [Chapter 10:17], which includes a photograph of the bearer; or
(c) a valid Zimbabwean passport.
Proof of residence
5.(1) For the purposes of registering as a voter the following documents shall constitute proof of residence—
(a) title deeds or a certificate of occupation;
(b) a lodgers permit issued by the relevant local authority;
(c) rates, water, electricity, telephone or credit store statements on which is shown the claimant’s name
and physical address;
(d) a statement from the landlord, parent or friend of the claimant confirming that the claimant resides at
the stated place of residence accompanied by any of the documents in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) in the
name of the landlord, parent, friend or such other person at whose residence the claimant resides;
(e) a statement confirming that the claimant resides at the stated place of residence made by the head of
a school, hospital or other public institution where the claimant resides;
(f) a statement confirming that the claimant resides at the stated place of residence made by or on behalf
of the person in whose name a mining location is registered in the area where the claimant resides;
(g) a statement by the claimant’s employer confirming his or her address;
(h) a confirmation letter by the relevant councillor, village head, headman or Chief confirming that the
claimant resides in the ward he or she claims to reside in;
(i) a confirmation letter by farm owner or resettlement officer confirming that the claimant resides in the
ward he or she claims to reside in;
(j) an offer letter proving that the claimant is in lawful occupation of the land to which the offer letter
relates;
(k) a hospital bill or a clinic or hospital card or an envelope with post office markings reflecting the
claimant’s address.
(2) A voter registration officer shall—
(a) require a claimant to swear/affirm a residence affidavit if the residence document produced to the officer is illegible or if there is any reasonable doubt as to the document’s authenticity or validity;
(b) in the case of a claimant who says that he or she is unable to obtain any residence document, accept
from the claimant a residence affidavit.
(3) Any person who makes a false statement in a residence affidavit shall be guilty of an offence and liable
toa fine not exceeding level ten or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding a year or to both.
Registration offices and centres
6.(1) For the purposes of voter registration, every provincial and district office of the Commission shall be a
registration office.
(2) The Commission may set up mobile registration centres.
Procedure for registration
7.(1) If a voter registration officer to whom a claim has been made determines that the claimant is qualified
for registration as a voter he or she shall register the claimant by—
(a) filing a completed VR Form; and
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