Voter registration passes 25,000 mark
The voter registration blitz, which began on February 1 had registered 25 603 registrants across the country as at February 14, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said.
Election watchdogs have welcome the increase in voter registration statistics witnessed since the beginning of the blitz carried out by ZEC.
“Though only a fraction of those eligible to register to vote, the initial update of the blitz is a step in the right direction,” Election Resource Centre (ERC) said in a statement.
“While welcoming the increase in voter registration statistics, the concerns we are seeing now with the low uptake of voter registration are eminently fixable. The ERC appeals to the Electoral Commission to further decentralize the registration process as the recorded numbers are affected by the in-accessibility of registration centres.”
Youth Forum Zimbabwe urged the Registrar-General’s Office to harmonise efforts with the Electoral Commission to ensure all youths are provided with national identity documents in order for them to participate in the registration blitz.
“Youth Forum Zimbabwe has observed that there is low voter registration turnout of the youths across all provinces. We also note the huddles that impede youth voter registration across the country. These include lack of identity documents, lack of information on registration centres and the blitz itself. We therefore continue to call for increased information dissemination particularly in the rural areas and peri urban communities,” Youth Forum Zimbabwe said in a statement.
Voter registration passes 25,000 mark
