1 SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTRATION OF VOTERS 2019 NAMIBIA VOTES 2019 SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTRATION OF VOTERS ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF NAMIBIA NAMIBIA VOTES ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF NAMIBIA 2019 NAMIBIA ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF NAMIBIA NAMIBIA VOTES2019 ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF NAMIBIA VOTES ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF NAMIBIA NAMIBIA NAMIBIA 2019 VOTES VOTES 2019 2019 REGISTRATION POINTS 08–27 JULY 2019 Publication Concept Note Voters Education 1. Introduction The Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) together with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) and Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) will partner on a publication focused on voters education. In every election, voter and civic education are necessary to ensure that all constituents—men and women alike—understand their rights, their political system, the contests they are being asked to decide, and how and where to vote. For an election to be successful and democratic, voters must understand their rights and responsibilities, and must be sufficiently knowledgeable and well informed to cast ballots that are legally valid and to participate meaningfully in the voting process. Voter and civic education are even more critical in post-conflict countries, where political situations may be volatile and where elections may have an unprecedented impact on the countries’ future. The publication aims to provide its readers with information on who is eligible to vote; where and how to register; how electors can check the voter lists to ensure they have been duly included; what type of elections are being held; where, when and how to vote; who the candidates are; and how to file complaints. A key objective of civic education is to motivate all voters to participate in the elections. 2. Purpose & Objectives The object of this publication is to empower the Namibian citizens at large to vote and to disseminate information on the system of the Namibian government, the nature and power of offices to be filled in an election; the principal social, economic and social issues facing the nation; the value of democracy; the equal rights of women and men; freedom of speech and association and the importance of peace and national reconciliation. 1 2 SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTRATION OF VOTERS 20192019 CEOs Message t is my honor to inform the Namibian Electorate that the Electoral Commission of Namibia will be conducting a Supplementary Registration Iof Voters in all 121 Constituencies of the country from 08th – 27th July 2019. The Supplementary Registration of Voters is conducted to ensure that all eligible voters are registered and are in possession of voter cards in order to participate in the forthcoming 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The projected population figures for eligible voters as provided by the Namibian Statistics Agency (NSA) indicates that a total number of 240,827 Namibians have turned eighteen since the last General Registration of Voters that was conducted in 2014. A key objective of the 2019 Supplementary Registration of Voters is to ensure that all eligible voters are registered to vote including societal groups that may be less inclined to register to vote, such as women, persons with disabilities (PWDs), Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the youth, in line with the ECN’s theme for this year’s elections which is “Promoting Inclusive Participation”. The integrity of the voters’ register is one of the basic principles on which the legitimacy of an election is founded. And as such, the ECN is committed to ensure that no group in society is denied an equitable opportunity to register to vote. The ECN’s voter and civic education programme will ensure that all eligible voters in-country and abroad have adequate information to ensure the registration of every eligible person in each societal group. The Supplementary Registration of Voters will take place at various registration Theo Mujoro Chief Electoral and Referanda Officer points nationwide and will start from 08h00 in the morning to 19h00 in the Electoral Commission of Namibia evening, Monday to Sunday. Registration of voters outside Namibia The Electoral Act (Act 5 of 2014) makes provision for the ECN to establish temporary registration points outside of Namibia at Namibian embassies and consulates in the diaspora to allow Namibian citizens outside the country to be registered as voters. The Registration of Voters at Namibian Foreign Missions takes from 08th – 27th July 2019. MANDATE Requirements for registration: An exclusive body mandated to direct, In order to register as a voter in Namibia, one should be a Namibian citizen, be supervise, manage and control the conduct of 18 years or older and be able to identify oneself. elections and referenda All Namibian citizens that have turned 18 years of age and are not in possession of voter cards, eligible voters who may have changed address from one constituency to another, have lost their cards and/or eligible voters who may have adopted new names e.g. through marriage, are expected to register to vote during the supplementary registration of voters. I would like to take this opportunity once again, to encourage all eligible voters to go and register to vote from 08th – 27th July 2019 during the Supplementary Registration of Voters both in-country and abroad. MISSION To conduct and manage electoral and referenda processes for Namibian citizens with Thank You. a view to consolidate electoral democracy VISION To be a centre of excellence in electoral management by 2022 Publication Concept Note Voters Education 1. Introduction The Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) together with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) and Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) will partner on a publication focused on voters education. In every election, voter and civic education are necessary to ensure that all constituents—men and women alike—understand their rights, their political system, the contests they are being asked to decide, and how and where to vote. For an election to be successful and democratic, voters must understand their rights and responsibilities, and must be sufficiently knowledgeable and well informed to cast ballots that are legally valid and to participate meaningfully in the voting process. Voter and civic education are even more critical in post-conflict countries, where political situations may be volatile and where elections may have an unprecedented impact on the countries’ future. The publication aims to provide its readers with information on who is eligible to vote; where and how to register; how electors can check the voter lists to ensure they have been duly included; what type of elections are being held; where, when and how to vote; who the candidates are; and how to file complaints. A key objective of civic education is to motivate all voters to participate in the elections. 2. Purpose & Objectives The object of this publication is to empower the Namibian citizens at large to vote and to disseminate information on the system of the Namibian government, the nature and power of offices to be filled in an election; the principal social, economic and social issues facing the nation; the value of democracy; the equal rights of women and men; freedom of speech and association and the importance of peace and national reconciliation. 1 2019 SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTRATION OF VOTERS 3 //KARAS REGION: 01 //KARAS REGION: 01 !NAMI#NUS CONSTITUENCY: 001 KEETMANSHOOP URBAN CONSTITUENCY: 006 TEAMS VENUE DATE (2019) NO. OF DAYS TIME TEAMS VENUE DATE (2019) NO. OF DAYS TIME Fixed 101 -Agricultural Show Hall, Westdene (LA) 08-27 Jul 18 08h00-19h00 Sem-Fixed 201 -Benguella Hall (LA) 08 – 16 Jul 9 08h00-19h00 -German Hostel (LA) 17- 27 Jul 9 08h00-19h00 Fixed 102 -W.K Rover Hall, Tseiblaagte 08-27 Jul 18 08h00-19h00 Semi-fixed 202 -St. Peters Hall (LA) 08 -13 Jul 6 08h00-19h00 Fixed 103 -Multipurpose Youth Centre (LA) 08-27 Jul 18 08h00-19h00 -Diaz Primary School Hall, (LA) 15 – 20 Jul 6 08h00-19h00 Semi-Fixed 201 -Trans Namib Hall (LA) 08-17 Jul 9 08h00-19h00 -Luderitz Secondary School (LA) 22 - 27 Jul 6 08h00–19h00 -Keetmanshoop Public Library (LA) 18-27 Jul 9 08h00-19h00 Semi-fixed 203 -Marmer Community Hall, Aus (LA) 08 -13 Jul 8 08h00-19h00 Mobile301 -Old Age home-Daan Viljoen (LA) 08-09 Jul 2 08h00-19h00 -Aus Setlement Comm. Hall (LA) 15 – 20 Jul 8 08h00-19h00 -Old Age Home-Ons Tuiste (LA) 10-11 Jul 2 08h00-19h00 -Police Cells, Aus 22 - 27 Jul 2 08h00-19h00 -NDF Military Base (LA) 12-20 Jul 8 08h00-19h00 Mobile 301 -Old Age Home, Nautilus (LA) 08 – 10 Jul 3 08h00-19h00 -Prison (LA) 22-23 Jul 2 08h00-19h00 -Seaflower factories (LA) 11 – 15 Jul 4 08h00-19h00 -Police Cells (LA) 24 Jul 1 08h00-19h00 -Novanam 16 - 17 Jul 2 08h00-19h00 -Gellap Ostrich Researh (LA) 25-27 Jul 3 08h00-19h00 -Marco fishing (LA) 18-19 Jul 2 08h00-19h00 -Southern Hake Fishing 20 - 23 Jul 3 08h00-19h00 -Prison, Luderitz (LA) 24 – 26 Jul 3 08h00–19h00 //KARAS REGION: 01 -Police Cells, Luderitz (LA) 27 Jul 1 08h00-19h00 ORANJEMUND CONSTITUENCY: 007 Mobile 302 -Tsachanabis 08 Jul 1 08h00-19h00 -Witputz 09 Jul 1 08h00-19h00 -Excelsior Farm 10 Jul 1 08h00-19h00 TEAMS VENUE DATE (2019) NO. OF DAYS TIME -Koimasis (Lansberg) 11 Jul 1 08h00-19h00 Fixed 101 -Rosh Pinah Community Hall 08-27 Jul 18 08h00-19h00 -Sinclaire 12 Jul 1 08h00-19h00 Semi-Fixed 201 -Zacharias Lewala Hall, Oranjemund (LA) 08-15 Jul 7 08h00-19h00 -NAMPORT (LA) 13 -16 Jul 3 08h00-19h00 -Oranjemund Police Cells (LA) 16 Jul 1 08h00-19h00 -Cosira camp (Area 7) (LA) 17 – 24 Jul 7 08h00-19h00 -Central Kitchen (Bagdad) LA 17-27 Jul 10 08h00-19h00 -Hospital, Luderitz (LA) 25 – 27 Jul 3 08h00-19h00 Semi-Fixed 202 -Swartkop (Entrance), Oranjemund (LA) 08-12 Jul 5 08h00-19h00 -Auchas Hostel (Daberas) 13-19 Jul 6 08h00-19h00 - Recreational Club - Town (LA) 20-27 Jul 7 08h00-19h00 //KARAS REGION: 01 Semi-Fixed 203 -Scorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah 08-09 Jul 2 08h00-19h00 -Tutungeni Location, Rosh Pinah 10-23 Jul 12 08h00-19h00 BERSEBA CONSTITUENCY: 002 -Rosh Pinah mine 24-25 Jul 2 08h00-19h00 -Rosh Pinah Police cells 26-27 Jul 2 08h00-19h00 TEAMS VENUE DATE (2019) NO.