registered as a voter on the voters roll for that constituency, the voter
registration officer shall, pursuant to the claim form and subject to this Part,
enter the claimant’s name and the particulars relating to him or her on that
voters roll.
(4) If, on receipt of a claim form in which the claimant seeks
registration in a constituency in which he or she is not resident, the
Commission is satisfied that it is appropriate for the claimant to be
registered in that constituency, the Commission shall direct the
appropriate voter registration officer to enter the claimant’s name and
particulars relating to him or her on the voters roll for his or her
constituency.
(5) If a voter registration officer considers that a claimant should be registered
on the voters roll for some other constituency, the vro shall forward the claim to
the constituency registrar for that other constituency and shall advise the
claimant accordingly.
(6) The Commission, any voter registration officer or any officer of the
Commission may demand from any claimant proof of identity or proof
of residence in that constituency or both of the foregoing.
(7) Any applicant aggrieved by any decision of the Commission or voter
registration officer made under this section may lodge a complaint with the
Commission in terms of section one hundred and ninety.
72 Persons who may vote by post
Where an election is to be held in a constituency, a person who is registered as a voter on
the roll for that constituency shall be entitled to vote by post in terms of this Part if, on
all polling days in the election, he or she will be—
(a) on duty as a member of a disciplined force or as an electoral officer; or
(b) on duty in the service of the Government outside Zimbabwe; or
(c) outside Zimbabwe as the spouse of a person referred to in paragraph;
and so unable to vote at a polling station in the constituency.
79. In Konate v Burkina Faso, the African Court adopted the interpretation of the
Human Rights Committee that the law providing for the restriction must be
sufficiently clear.25 This is similar to the position of the European Court, which
25
Application No. 004/2013 - Lohé Issa Konaté v. Burkina Faso (2014) AFCHPR judgement, para 128
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