{"id":3817,"date":"2021-05-10T19:30:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T19:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/?p=3817"},"modified":"2021-05-14T21:17:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T21:17:14","slug":"ecz-ceo-certifies-register-of-voters-ahead-of-2021-general-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/?p=3817","title":{"rendered":"ECZ CEO CERTIFIES REGISTER OF VOTERS AHEAD OF 2021 GENERAL ELECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Electoral Commission of Zambia Chief Electoral Officer Mr. Kryticous Nshindano certified the Register of Voters which will be used in the 2021 General Election and beyond on 9th May, 2021 at Elections House in Lusaka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“After Inspection, de-duplication and final consolidation, I am pleased  to announce that the Certified 2021 Register of Voters stands at  7,023,499″  <\/strong>said Mr. Nshindano who presented the Certified Register of Voters at a Media Briefing at Elections House in Lusaka on 10th May, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\nThe CEO said that the Commission  had conducted Registration of Voters for a total period of 38 days from 9th<\/sup> November to 12th <\/sup>December, 2020 and from 17th <\/sup>to 20th <\/sup>December,  2020.  “At the end of the voter registration exercise, the Commission retreated  to consolidate data from the registration kits, conduct de-duplication  and clean-up, a process that culminated into the 2021 Provisional  Register of Voters” said Mr. Nshindano who added that the Commission launched the 90-day electronic  verification of voter details on the Provisional Register of Voters which ran from 7th <\/sup>February to 7th <\/sup>May 2021. \n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As provided in the Electoral Process Act, the CEO will publish the  notice in the Gazette confirming that the certificate of the Register of  Voters for the polling district has been completed. The Register  published in the Gazette Notice replaces all Registers of Voters that  had previously been prepared for all polling stations.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breakdown of the number of voters who inspected their  details through electronic and physical verification <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n Province <\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Verified <\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Percentage <\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Physical <\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Online <\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Registered  <\/strong>\n Voters<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Muchinga \n <\/td>\n 226,669 \n <\/td>\n 56.4% \n <\/td>\n 116,735 \n <\/td>\n 109,934 \n <\/td>\n 401,658\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n North-western \n <\/td>\n 248,061 \n <\/td>\n 64.2% \n <\/td>\n 127,751 \n <\/td>\n 120,310 \n <\/td>\n 386,677\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Central \n <\/td>\n 276,501 \n <\/td>\n 41.5% \n <\/td>\n 151,822 \n <\/td>\n 124,679 \n <\/td>\n 666,600\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Western \n <\/td>\n 289,519 \n <\/td>\n 64.7% \n <\/td>\n 170,356 \n <\/td>\n 119,163 \n <\/td>\n 447,293\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Lusaka \n <\/td>\n 303,960 \n <\/td>\n 24.4% \n <\/td>\n 124,894 \n <\/td>\n 179,066 \n <\/td>\n 1,243,619\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Copperbelt\n \n <\/td>\n 307,608 \n <\/td>\n 30.0% \n <\/td>\n 144,995 \n <\/td>\n 162,613 \n <\/td>\n 1,025,897\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Luapula \n <\/td>\n 314,159 \n <\/td>\n 55.4% \n <\/td>\n 201,104 \n <\/td>\n 113,055 \n <\/td>\n 567,003\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Northern \n <\/td>\n 341,360 \n <\/td>\n 56.3% \n <\/td>\n 226,175 \n <\/td>\n 115,185 \n <\/td>\n 606,346\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Eastern \n <\/td>\n 337,842 \n <\/td>\n 37.7% \n <\/td>\n 218,330 \n <\/td>\n 119,512 \n <\/td>\n 896,339\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Southern \n <\/td>\n 389,738 \n <\/td>\n 49.8% \n <\/td>\n 247,517 \n <\/td>\n 142,221 \n <\/td>\n 782,067\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n  \n <\/td>\n 3,035,417\n <\/td>\n 43.2%\n  \n <\/td>\n 1,729,679\n  \n  \n <\/td>\n 1,305,738\n  \n  \n <\/td>\n 7,023,499\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

The physical inspection  of the Provisional Register started on 29th <\/sup>March and ended on 7th April 2021.  During this period, the Commission offered services such as replacement of lost or damaged voters\u2019 cards, transfers and removal of the deceased voters from the register. The Commission also  received objections and appeals <\/strong>as prescribed in the Electoral  Process Act.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 43.2% (3,035,417) of registered voters were able to verify their  details. Of these 57% (1,727,679) verified physically, whilst 43%  (1,305,738) verified digitally (USSD & URL). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western Province had the highest number of verified registered voters  at 64.7% of the provincial registered voters. Lusaka province had the  lowest number of verified voters at 24.5% of provincial registered  voters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commission announced the following in terms of  registered voters: <\/p>\n\n\n\n