Schs. 2–3 CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE (b) since the 31st December, 1985, has been regarded by virtue of a written law as permanently resident in Zimbabwe; shall be qualified for registration as a voter on the common roll. (c) a person shall be regarded as sentenced notwithstanding that the execution of the sentence or any part thereof has been suspended; (d) no account shall be taken of any sentence of imprisonment imposed as an alternative to, or in default of, the payment of a fine. [Subparagraph as substituted by section 17 of Act 30 of 1990] (2) The following shall be disqualified for registration as a voter for the periods stated hereunder— (a) any person who is found or declared in accordance with any Act relating to mental health to be mentally disordered or defective as defined in that Act, for so long as he is so mentally disordered or defective; (b) any person who is declared by order of the High Court to be incapable of managing his own affairs, for so long as that order remains in force; [Subparagraph as amended by section 13 of Act 25 of 1981] (c) (d) any person who has been convicted— (i) within Zimbabwe of a criminal offence; or (ii) outside Zimbabwe of an offence by whatever name called which, if committed within Zimbabwe, would have been a criminal offence; and sentenced by a court to imprisonment, by whatever name called, for a term of six months or more, for the period of his imprisonment; any person who has been convicted of an offence under the Electoral Law and has been declared by the High Court under the powers conferred by the Electoral Law to be disqualified for registration as a voter or from voting at any election, for the period for which he has been so declared to be disqualified; 4 Temporary provision [Subparagraph as amended by section 13 of Act 25 of 1981] (e) any person who has been expelled from Parliament in accordance with section 43, for a period of five years from the date he vacates his seat under that section; [Subparagraph as amended by section 26 of Act 31 of 1989] (f) any person who for a continuous period of more than six months is the subject of a preventive detention order under any law providing for the preventive detention of persons, for the period of his detention. (3) Any person who is registered on the electoral roll of a constituency shall be entitled to vote at an election which is held for that constituency unless he has then ceased to be a citizen of Zimbabwe or is then, in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (2), disqualified for registration. [Paragraph repealed by section 9 of Act 15 of 1990] [Subparagraph as amended by section 9 of Act 15 of 1987] (4) For the purposes of subparagraph (2) (c)— (a) two or more terms of imprisonment that are required to be served consecutively shall be regarded as a single term of imprisonment for the aggregate period of such terms; (b) two or more terms of imprisonment that are required to be served concurrently shall be regarded as a single term of imprisonment for the period of the longest of such terms; 80

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