REPORT ON BIOMETRIC VOTER REGISTRATION AT DISTRICT OFFICES, PROVINCIAL OFFICES AND BLITZ CENTRES AS AT COMPLETION OF PHASE 4

Below are provisional cumulative voter registration statistics per province:

Province No. of Total Cumulative Provincial % age Centres Centres Turned Cumulative Reasons for Turned Away kits Registered to Date ZIMSTATS 2018 Registered Submitted Not Away as at Turned Away (Phase 4) as at 19.12.17 (Phases 1, 2, Projected Voter to Date on Submitted 19.12.17 to Date (Phases (Phase 4) 3 & 4) Population 19.12.17 on 19.12.17 (Phase 4) 1, 2, 3 & 4) Bulawayo 110 73,132 214,620 409,389 52.4 110 0 88 1,717 No IDs, underage, aliens without long birth (Makokoba, , , certificates, defaced IDs, underage, expired Pelanda-Mpopoma, Emakandeni-Entumbane, passports Lobengula, , Nkulumane, Luveve, Pumula, Magwegwe, Nketa)

Harare 248 193,627 746,173 1,345,818 55.4 248 0 1,307 3,960 Defaced IDs, underage, aliens without long (Chitungwiza, Epworth, Harare 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, Budiriro, Mufakose, Kuwadzana, Kuwadzana East, Dzivarasekwa)

Manicaland 321 198,631 651,483 912,762 71.4 321 0 2,550 11,083 No IDs, defaced IDs, underage (Chipinge, Chimanimani, Buhera, Mutare, Mutasa, Nyanga, Makoni)

Mash Central 251 115,423 480,072 620,279 77.4 251 0 1,830 9,667 No IDs, defaced IDs, underage, aliens without (Mbire, Muzarabani, Mt. Darwin, Rushinga, Shamva, long birth certificates Guruve, Mazowe, Bindura)

Mash East 307 151,489 551,390 735,790 74.9 307 0 3,589 12,287 Aliens without long birth certificates, (Mudzi, Mutoko, UMP, Murehwa, Marondera, Chikomba, underage, Non Citizen Residents, defsced IDs Wedza, Seke, Goromonzi)

Mash West 294 162,652 520,750 834,414 62.4 294 0 2,872 14,323 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 338 112,371 543,484 754,314 72.1 338 0 1,652 11,603 Aliens without long birth certificates, defaced IDs, (Chiredzi, Mwenezi, Chivi, Masvingo, Gutu, Bikita, Zaka) no IDs

Mat North 204 94,232 299,112 389,592 76.8 204 0 1,409 5,680 Aliens without long birth certificates, (Binga, Lupane, Tsholotsho, Umguza, Bubi, Nkayi, defaced IDs, no IDs Hwange)

Mat South 156 58,366 213,697 356,586 59.9 156 0 837 3,403 Defaced IDs, no IDs, drivers licence, aliens (Insiza, Umzingwane, Matobo, Bulilima, Mangwe, without long birth certificates, Non Citizen Residents, Gwanda, Beitbridge) underage

Midlands 353 186,982 658,701 865,185 76.1 353 0 1,726 8,999 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 2,582 1,346,905 4,879,482 7,224,129 67.5 2,582 0 17,860 82,722 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.

2. Total Voters registered to date is 4,879,482

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 Zimbabwe 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.

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.