REPORT ON BIOMETRIC VOTER REGISTRATION AT DISTRICT OFFICES, PROVINCIAL OFFICES, BLITZ CENTRES AS AT COMPLETION OF MOP-UP EXERCISE

Below are Provincial Cumulative voter registration statistics per Province:

Province No. of Total Cumulative Provincial Percentage Centres Centres Turned Cumulative Reasons for Turned Away kits Registered to Date ZIMSTATS 2018 Registered Submitted Not Away as at Turned Away (Mop-Up) (Mop-Up) as at 08.02.18 (Phases 1,2,3, Projected Voter to Date on Submitted 08.02.18 to Date (Phases Mop-up 4 & Mop-Up) Population 08.02.18 on 08.02.18 (Mop-Up) 1,2,3,4 & Mop-Up) Bulawayo 17 28,526 243,146 409,389 59.4 17 0 170 1,887 Aliens without long birth certificates, (Makokoba, , , Non Citizen Residents Pelanda-Mpopoma, Emakandeni-Entumbane, Lobengula, , Nkulumane, Luveve, Pumula, Magwegwe, Nketa)

Harare 59 102,955 849,128 1,345,818 63.1 59 0 692 4,652 Defaced IDs, underage, aliens without long (Chitungwiza, Epworth, Central, Mt Pleasant, birth certificates, broken ID, Non Citizen Harare East, Harare West, Harare North, Hatfield, Residents Mabvuku -Tafara, Sunningdale, Harare South, Southerton, Highfield East, Highfield West, Glen Norah, Glen View North, Glen View South, Mbare, Warren Park, Kambuzuma, , Mufakose, , Kuwadzana East, )

Manicaland 48 42,391 693,874 912,762 76.0 48 0 1,580 12,663 No IDs, defaced IDs, underage (Chipinge, Chimanimani, Buhera, Mutare, Mutasa, Aliens without long birth certificates Nyanga, Makoni)

Mash Central 47 25,504 505,576 620,279 81.5 47 0 1,084 10,751 No IDs, defaced IDs, underage, aliens without (Mbire, Muzarabani, Mt. Darwin, Rushinga, Shamva, long birth certificates Guruve, Mazowe, Bindura)

Mash East 58 39,219 590,609 735,790 80.3 58 0 848 13,135 Aliens without long birth certificates, (Mudzi, Mutoko, UMP, Murehwa, Marondera, Chikomba, underage, Non Citizen Residents, defaced IDs Wedza, Seke, Goromonzi) ID numbers on the same ID document not matching

Mash West 56 36,979 557,729 834,414 66.8 56 0 2,242 16,565 Aliens without long birth certificates, no IDs, (Kariba, Hurungwe, Makonde, Zvimba, Chegutu, drivers licence, defaced IDs, photocopied IDs, Mhondoro-Ngezi, Sanyati) Non Citizen Residents

Masvingo 50 42,301 585,785 754,314 77.7 50 0 756 12,359 Aliens without long birth certificates, defaced IDs, (Chiredzi, Mwenezi, Chivi, Masvingo, Gutu, Bikita, Zaka) no IDs

Mat North 36 20,437 319,549 389,592 82.0 36 0 773 6,453 Aliens without long birth certificates, (Binga, Lupane, Tsholotsho, Umguza, Bubi, Nkayi, defaced IDs, no IDs Hwange)

Mat South 50 25,670 239,367 356,586 67.1 50 0 336 3,739 Defaced IDs, no IDs, drivers licence, aliens (Insiza, Umzingwane, Matobo, Bulilima, Mangwe, without long birth certificates, Non Citizen Residents, Gwanda, Beitbridge) underage

Midlands 69 67,270 725,971 865,185 83.9 69 0 440 9,439 Aliens without long birth certificates, no IDs, (Gokwe North, Gokwe South, Mberengwa, Zvishavane, defaced IDs, underage, drivers licence, Chirumanzu, Kwekwe, Gweru, Shurugwi) photocopied IDs

TOTALS 490 431,252 5,310,734 7,224,129 73.5 490 0 8,921 91,643 Take Note:

1. Voter Registration was launched on 14th September 2017. Voter Registration at static centres (63 ZEC District Offices) started on 18th September 2017 and the National Blitz on 10th October 2017 with 2 697 kits deployed and 303 as back up. Mop- Up has a total of 2,886 centres and a total of 490 kits and 51 as back up. 2. Total Voters registered to date is 5,310,734. This figure includes figures from the static registration centres for the period 18/9-9/10/2017.

3. Projected Voter Population figures are for 2018 and include aliens, foreigners and persons without IDs as well as people turning 18 in 2018. Also note that under law, Voter Registration is not compulsory.

4. Turned Away: The law stipulates age, citizenship and proof of residence as requirements for Voter Registration. Turned aways are persons not complying with these requirements including illegible/defaced documents. Reasons reflected in the table relate specifically to the Mop-Up phase.

5. Some of the turned away will find their way back once they get the relevant documentation e.g. proof of residence or ID. These issues are being tackled through Voter Education and Publicity Campaigns. The Electorate is urged to comply with Voter Registration requirements and prepare their documentation in advance.

6. Following the court order to register persons formerly classified as 'Aliens', a sizeable number of those turned away from this category are likely to be registered. Some are being further turned away for not having long birth certificates which is a requirement.

7. The registrants can register anywhere in the country hence provincial figures do not necessarily reflect the number of registered voters specific to a particular province. Please note that the above figures are provisional as they are yet to undergo verification and deduplication through the AFIS system and this can only be done at the end of field registration process.

8. Challenges brought by heavy rains, hailstorms and whirlwinds are as follows: i. Registrants find it difficult to go to register. ii When it is cloudy and raining in areas where there is no electricity, it is a challenge to charge kit batteries with solar energy, and this affects registration. Measures to counter this includes transporting kits to areas with electricity and using hired vehicles to charge the batteries.