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 […]

Section 23 (“Residence qualifications of voters”)(2) of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of “for a continuous period of twelve months” and the substitution of “for a continuous period of eighteen months”.

Section 22A (“Polling station voters rolls”)( 1) of the principal Act is amended by, the insertion of the following proviso to paragraph (b) – “Provided that where the estimated number of voters to be served by any polling station exceeds the number determined by the Commission to be manageable, the Commission may establish two or […]

Section 22A (“Polling station voters rolls”)( 1) of the principal Act is amended by, the insertion of the following provision to paragraph (b) – “Provided that where the estimated number of voters to be served by an) polling station exceeds the number determined by the Commission to be manageable, the Commission may establish two or […]

Section 21 (“Inspection of voters rolls and provision of copies”) of the principal Act is amended – (a) in subsection (1) by the insertion after “voters roll” of “, and every consolidated roll referred to in section 20(4a)”; (b) in subsection (3) by the deletion of “ward or constituency; “voters roll” and the substitution of […]

Section 20 (“Voters rolls to be kept by Commission”) of the principal Act is amended – (a) by the repeal of subsection ( I ) and the substitution of ‘”(l) ‘The Commission shall keep and maintain in printed and electronic form a voters roll for each polling station area, containing the names of all registered […]

Section 18 (“Commission to register voters”)(S) of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of “may, after consultation with the Commission and the former Registrar- General of Voters” and the substitution of “, with the approval of the Commission and after consultation with the former Registrar-General of Voters”.

Section 11 (“Provisions to ensure independence, impartiality and professionalism of Commissioners and staff and agents of Commission”)(2)(a)(i) of the principal Act is amended by the insertion after “and referendums” of the words “and the enhancement of gender equality in connection therewith”.

Section 5 (“Additional functions and powers of Commission”) of the principal Act is amended by the insertion after paragraph (d) of the following paragraph- “(dl ) ensuring that gender is mainstreamed into electoral processes; and”.

Section 5 (“Additional functions and powers of Commission”) of the principal Act is amended by the insertion after paragraph (d) of the following paragraph- “(d1 ) ensuring that gender is mainstreamed into electoral processes; and”.