The electoral body said those in need of the receipts will
be advised in due course regarding when and where to collect them.
“The Commission is encouraging aspiring registrants to feel
comfortable registering at some centres that would have temporarily run out of
thermal paper roll used to print voter registration confirmation receipts,”
ZEC Acting Chief Elections Officer, Mrs
Jane Chigidji said in a statement on 20 Monday.
“The unavailability of a confirmation receipt does not
affect one’s registration as a voter. Those in need of the receipts will be
advised in due course regarding when and where to collect them. Any
inconvenience caused is sincerely regretted,” she added.
Last week on Friday, ZEC extended the final nationwide
mobile biometric voter registration exercise by five days ahead of harmonized
elections.
The voter
registration was originally set to end
tomorrow, (21 March) but will now conclude on 26 March.
ZEC has listed nearly 5 000 centres where citizens who are
eligible to vote can visit to register during the mobile biometric voter
registration with Bulawayo having 71 centres.
A total of 4 474 have been identified for the programme.
The electoral commission has also deployed voter educators
to sensitise the public on their right to vote.
Zimbabwe is gearing towards 2023 harmonised elections and
President Mnangagwa last month gazetted the final delimitation report, which
marks the country’s constituencies and wards.
ZEC has already tabled a $130 billion budget to conduct the
harmonised polls, with Treasury now expected to start disbursing the funds. Herald
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