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General right to vote
Section 5 states:
Subject to the provisions of section seven, every person shall be qualified for registration as a voter in direct elections who:
- (a) is a citizen of Zambia;
- (b) has attained the age of eighteen years; and
- (c) is in possession of a national registration card.
Exclusion or potential exclusion based on disability
Section 7, subsection 1 states:
No person shall be qualified for registration as a voter, and no person shall be registered as a voter, who…
(d) under any law in force in Zambia is adjudged or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind…
(g) is not in possession of a national registration card.
Section 55, subsection 10 states:
An election officer may be dismissed by the Commission on account of–
- (a) misconduct, incompetence or incapacity…
Candidacy or holding office
Section 55, subsection 10 states:
An election officer may be dismissed by the Commission on account of–
- (a) misconduct, incompetence or incapacity…
Assistive tools and policies
Section 24, subsection 1 states:
The Commission shall allow a person to apply for a special vote if that person cannot vote at a polling station in the polling district in which that person is registered as a voter, due to that person’s:
- (a) physical infirmity or disability or pregnancy…
Section 38 states:
The Commission shall determine the boundaries of a polling district by taking into account any factor within the proposed polling districts that could affect the free, fair and orderly conduct of elections, including:..
- (c) the accessibility of a polling station to voters given:
- (i) the radius of the proposed polling district;
- (ii) the availability of transport;
- (iii) telecommunications facilities; and
- (iv) any geographical or physical feature that may impede access to the polling station…
Section 40, subsection 2 states:
When determining the location of a polling station, the Commission may take into account any factor that could affect the free, fair and orderly conduct of elections, including—…
- (a) the number and distribution of eligible voters in those polling districts;
- (b) the availability of suitable venues for polling stations;
- (c) the distance to be travelled to reach those venues;
- (d) access routes to those venues;
- (e) the availability of transport to those venues…
- (g) parking facilities at or near those venues;
- (h) telecommunications facilities at those venues;
- (i) general facilities at those venues;
- (j) the safety and convenience of voters;
- (k) any geographical or physical feature that may impede access to or at those venues…
Section 60, subsection 1 states:
The presiding officer or another election officer, at the request of a voter who is unable to read, shall assist that voter in voting in the presence of:
- (a) a person appointed by or as an accredited observer or monitor, if available; or
- (b) two election agents of different candidates, if available.
Section 60, subsection 2 states:
A person may assist a voter in voting if:
- (a) the voter requires assistance due to a physical disability;
- (b) the voter has requested to be assisted by that person; and
- (c) the presiding officer is satisfied that, that person has attained the age of 18 years.
