08/11/2022
The requirements you need for Voter Registration.
Proof of residence
5.(1) For the purposes of registering as a voter the following documents shall constitute proof of residence—
(a) title deeds or a certificate of occupation;
(b) a lodgers permit issued by the relevant local authority;
(c) rates, water, electricity, telephone or credit store statements on which is shown the claimant’s name
and physical address;
(d) a statement from the landlord, parent or friend of the claimant confirming that the claimant resides at
the stated place of residence accompanied by any of the documents in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) in the
name of the landlord, parent, friend or such other person at whose residence the claimant resides;
(e) a statement confirming that the claimant resides at the stated place of residence made by the head of
a school, hospital or other public institution where the claimant resides;
(f) a statement confirming that the claimant resides at the stated place of residence made by or on behalf
of the person in whose name a mining location is registered in the area where the claimant resides;
(g) a statement by the claimant’s employer confirming his or her address;
(h) a confirmation letter by the relevant councillor, village head, headman or Chief confirming that the
claimant resides in the ward he or she claims to reside in;
(i) a confirmation letter by farm owner or resettlement officer confirming that the claimant resides in the
ward he or she claims to reside in;
(j) an offer letter proving that the claimant is in lawful occupation of the land to which the offer letter
relates;
(k) a hospital bill or a clinic or hospital card or an envelope with post office markings reflecting the
claimant’s address.
(2) A voter registration officer shall—
(a) require a claimant to swear/affirm a residence affidavit if the residence document produced to the officer is illegible or if there is any reasonable doubt as to the document’s authenticity or validity;
(b) in the case of a claimant who says that he or she is unable to obtain any residence document, accept
from the claimant a residence affidavit.
(3) Any person who makes a false statement in a residence affidavit shall be guilty of an offence and liable
to a fine not exceeding level ten or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding a year or to both