ZIMBABWE ELECTION SUPPORT NETWORK Majority (82%) did not experience challenges with voter registration, 2% said the registration took too long, 1% proof of residence was a challenge and 1% said distance to the registration centre too long. Proof of residence The Electoral Law provides that registrants must provide proof of residence in order to register. 54% used a letter from the traditional leader, because more that two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe resides in the rural areas. 19% used a utility bill and 18% used the affidavit as proof of residence. Analysis by age reflects that letter from a traditional leader was mostly used as proof of residence by all age categories. Identification used In terms of identification used to register, 49% used synthetic national identification cards, 40% used metal ID, 6% used green waiting pass and 5% used a valid Zimbabwean passport as identification to register. Chart 51: Proof of residence age 70% 65% 60% 52% 50% 45% 40% 30% 25% 21% 19% 18% 19% 20% 9% 10% 9% 11% 9% 0% Letter from traditional leader Affidavit Utility Bill 18-30 31-50 Other 51+ Analysis by location indicates that most from the rural areas are prone to use the letter from the traditional leader (82%) as proof of residence. The use of the utility bill (46%) and the affidavit (33%) proved to be common for urban dwellers (See Graph below) 64 FINAL REPORT OF THE 2018 VOTERS' ROLL AUDIT