Chronicle EditorDaniel Nemukuyu, Harare Bureau
Government has come to the rescue of prospective voters who were battling to acquire proof of residence to register under the Biometric Voter Registration by according Commissioner of Oath status to 485 voter registration officers countrywide.
Those who want to register can now bring their affidavits for proof of residence to the registration centres where they will be certified by the approved registration officer before they register as voters.
The new development is contained in a Government Gazette Extraordinary General Notice Number 642A of 2017 published yesterday by Home Affairs Minister Dr Obert Mpofu.
The notice was published following a request by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, which wanted to eliminate the inconvenience suffered by aspiring registrants, especially in urban areas.
“It is hereby notified, in terms of Section 6(3) of the Justices of Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act (Chapter 7:09), that the Minister of Home Affairs has, in terms of Section 6(1) of the said Act, appointed the persons mentioned in the Schedule to be Commissioners of Oaths for Zimbabwe only for the purposes of voter registration 2017,” reads the notice.
Minister Mpofu appointed 73 commissioners in Manicaland, 69 in Masvingo, 69 in Midlands, 62 in Mashonaland East, 53 in Mashonaland West, 49 in Mashonaland Central, 44 in Matabeleland North, 33 in Matabeleland South, 19 in Harare, 11 in Bulawayo and three at the Zec head office in Harare.
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