Section 24 (“Claims for registration”) of the principal Act is amended by the repeal of subsection (1) and the substitution of-

“(1) Any person who wishes to be registered as a voter on the voters roll for any constituency shall complete the appropriate prescribed claim form and submit it to a voter registration officer at any registration office:
Provided that a claimant-

(i) may request the assistance of a voter registration officer at the registration office to complete the appropriate prescribed claim form, and the officer shall comply with that request;

(ii) who, in accordance with the proviso to section 23 (1), seeks registration in a constituency in which he or she is not resident shall lodge a claim form with the Commission.”