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Tobaiwa Mudede happy with voter registration
02 May 2013 at 18:19hrs | Views
The Registrar General, Tobaiwa Mudede says the mobile voter registration is going on well and there is a positive response to the exercise.
According to figures shown to the ZBC News, the number of people turning up for registration has been increasing everyday, with 6722 people visiting the centres on the first day and 9602 on the second day.
The number of voters currently stands at over 5,6 million and nearly 300 000 deceased voters have been removed from the roll in the last three years.
Mr Mudede said his department has complied with government's directive to register aliens, adding that children born of either parent who is Zimbabweans have the right to be registered.
He however said aliens who have refugee status and foreigners who are living and working in the country on the basis of their work permits are not eligible for registration as voters.
Mr Mudede warned those who are carrying out a parallel fraudulent registration exercise that they are liable for prosecution and warned that those who have registered under unclear circumstances should approach the legitimate officers from the RG's office.
On complaints by some that the requirements such as proof residence are too stringent, the RG said his office is just following the High Court ruling 11361/2001 of 2001 won by the MDC, which demands that those wishing to register should produce proof of residence.
According to figures shown to the ZBC News, the number of people turning up for registration has been increasing everyday, with 6722 people visiting the centres on the first day and 9602 on the second day.
The number of voters currently stands at over 5,6 million and nearly 300 000 deceased voters have been removed from the roll in the last three years.
Mr Mudede said his department has complied with government's directive to register aliens, adding that children born of either parent who is Zimbabweans have the right to be registered.
He however said aliens who have refugee status and foreigners who are living and working in the country on the basis of their work permits are not eligible for registration as voters.
Mr Mudede warned those who are carrying out a parallel fraudulent registration exercise that they are liable for prosecution and warned that those who have registered under unclear circumstances should approach the legitimate officers from the RG's office.
On complaints by some that the requirements such as proof residence are too stringent, the RG said his office is just following the High Court ruling 11361/2001 of 2001 won by the MDC, which demands that those wishing to register should produce proof of residence.
Source - zbc
