Voter Registration Requirements in Zimbabwe

What is voter registration? 

Voter registration is a process of making yourself eligible to vote in the upcoming harmonized elections. To register, visit your local Registrar General’s Office. You can vote only if you are registered as a voter and your name appears on the voter’s roll.

Where can I register to vote?

You must be a resident in the constituency where you wish to register as a voter. It does not matter that you have been absent from the constituency for a temporary purpose. But you will not be able to register in that constituency if you have not resided there for a continuous period of 12 months.

You can register at:

Your local Registrar General’s Office on weekdays during normal working hours, or

When available, a mobile voter registration facility operating in your area.

Why do I need to register as a voter and to Vote

Your vote is your voice. It is important that you vote to choose leaders that can take Zimbabwe forward. You can only be able to vote if you are registered as a voter and your name appears on the voter’s roll.

Who can register as a voter?

Any Zimbabwean citizen (male or female) 18 years or older

Those who were formally excluded as “Aliens” and have now be made Zimbabwean citizen by the new constitution.

If you currently have an “Alien” ID, you must replace it with a Citizen ID at your local Registrar General’s Office or at the voter registration centre.

What do I need to register as a voter?

National identity card (Valid passport or ID)

Proof of residence in the constituency:

Urban Dwellers

A certificate of occupation/title deeds or lodgers permit/card or Rates/water statement in applicant’s name, or Electricity statement in applicant’s name, or

Credit store statement showing the physical address of the applicant, in the respective area.

Written statement from landlord, parent or friend confirming the applicant’s address accompanied by a house card, electricity bill, rates bill or any similar document in the name of the landlord, parent or friend staying with applicant.

A statement by head of the school, hospital, mine or other institution where the claimant resides.

Sworn statement by employer or applicant confirming applicant’s address.

Hospital bill or envelopes with post markings reflecting applicant’s address and any other information or document sufficient to ascertain the applicant’s residence

Rural/Farm Dwellers

Confirmation by the Village Head or Resettlement Officer or Farm Owner Offer letter

Note: If you cannot present anyone of the above, you can sign an affidavit at the Registrar General’s Office (They will provide the form).

A statement by head of the school, hospital, mine or other institution where the claimant resides.

A confirmation letter by councillor, village headman or chief confirming that the claimant resides in the ward he or she claims to reside in

A confirmation letter by farm owner or resettlement officer confirming that the claimant resides in the ward he or she claims to reside in.

Hospital bill or envelopes with post markings reflecting applicant’s address and any other information or document sufficient to ascertain the applicant’s residence.