The Sunday Mail
Online Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has removed over 32 010 deceased persons from the voter’s roll in accordance with the Electoral Act.
Section 33(1) of the Electoral Act says: “If a voter registration officer has reason to believe that a voter whose name is registered on a voters’ roll has become disqualified for registration as a voter, or is dead, the voter registration officer shall remove his or her name therefrom.”
In General Notice 1197 of 2022, carried in the Government Gazette on May 31, ZEC chief elections officer Mr Utoile Silaigwana said those who have been erroneously added to the list must approach ZEC within seven days.
Those listed died between December 2017 and January 31 this year.
“It is hereby notified, in terms of Section 33(4) read with Section 27(1) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13], that voter registration officers have reason to believe that the persons whose names are listed in the First Schedule, and who were registered as voters for the constituencies, wards and polling stations listed therein have died.
“The names of those persons will be removed from the voters’ roll unless notice of appeal is given to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission,” said Mr Silaigwana.
