under section 63(7) or, as the case may be, the dissolution of Parliament under
section 63(4) as the President may, by proclamation in the Gazette, fix.
(2) ….. [Subsection repealed by section 20 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No.
9]
(3) The qualifications and disqualifications for registration as a voter
and for voting at elections shall be as prescribed in Schedule 3 and,
subject thereto, by the Electoral Law
(4) An Act of Parliament shall make provision for the election of members
of Parliament, including elections for the purpose of filling casual vacancies.
[Subsection as amended by section 20 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9]
Schedule 3 Qualifications and disqualifications for voters
(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph and to such residence
qualifications as may be prescribed in the Electoral Law (emphasis added)
for inclusion on the electoral roll of a particular constituency, any person who
has attained the age of eighteen years and who—
(a) is a citizen of Zimbabwe; or
(b) ...
[Subparagraph (b) repealed by s. 20 of Act 5 of 2005 with effect from the 14th
September, 2005.]
shall be qualified for registration as a voter on the common roll.
78. The Electoral Act (2005) of Zimbabwe states
23 Residence qualifications of voters
(1) Subject to the Constitution and this Act, in order to have the requisite
residence qualifications to be registered as a voter in a particular constituency,
a claimant must be resident in that constituency at the date of his or
her claim:
Provided that if a claimant satisfies the voter registration officer that he or she
is or intends to be a candidate for election as a member of Parliament for a
particular constituency in which he or she is not resident, the claimant may be
registered as a voter in that constituency.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a claimant shall be deemed to be residing
in a constituency while he or she is absent therefrom for a temporary purpose.
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