ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ (5) The Minister [may]2, with the approval of the Commission and after consultation with the former Registrar-General of Voters, by regulations made in terms of this section, provide for— (a) the manner of dealing with any confidential information in the custody of the former Registrar-General of Voters and the conditions under which it may be shared with the Commission; and (b) the resolution of any discrepancies between the records of the former RegistrarGeneral of Voters and those of the Commission; and (c) the resolution of any disputes whatsoever that may arise between the Commission and the former Registrar-General of Voters; and (d) mandatory automatic and electronic voter registration. [Subsection amended by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2018] [Section substituted by Part VI of Schedule to Act No. 3 of 2016] 19 Voter registration officers and registration offices (1) Voter registration shall be conducted by the Commission through its voter registration officers (who shall be employees of the Commission and who may be appointed to this office conjunctively with any other office as an electoral officer) or any persons whom the Commission may from time to time appoint to assist in voter registration. (2) A voter registration officer shall be appointed for such locality as the Commission may determine, including (but not limited to) a constituency, district or ward. (3) Voter registration officers shall exercise the functions conferred upon them by or under this Act under the general supervision and direction of the Commission. (4) A person seeking registration as a voter may approach any of the registration offices of the Commission for registration as a voter during the period specified in section 17A (2). [Section substituted by Part VI of Schedule to Act No. 3 of 2016] 20 Voters rolls to be kept by Commission (1) The Commission shall keep and maintain in printed and electronic form a voters roll for each polling station area, containing the names of all registered voters who may vote in that area. [Subsection substituted by s. 6 of Act No. 6 of 2018] (2) A voters roll shall specify, in relation to each registered voter— (a) the voter’s first and last names, date of birth, national registration number and sex; and [Paragraph substituted by Part VI of Schedule to Act No. 3 of 2016] (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: Provided that every roll shall be kept in both printed and electronic form. [Proviso inserted by s. 5 of Act No. 3 of 2012] (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: 2 This word was accidentally omitted when the subsection was amended in 2018. 32