The Electoral Commission of Zambia – ECZ has in a statement made available to Zambian Business Times – ZBT, provided clarity on eligibility to vote in the 2021 General Elections and beyond.
The Electoral Commission of Zambia wishes to clarify to all stakeholders and members of the public that all eligible Zambian citizens who will register during the 2020 Voter Registration Exercise will qualify to vote in the 2021 General Elections.
ECZ has stressed that eligible Zambians who will not register during the 2020 Voter Registration exercise will not be able to vote in the 2021 General Elections and future elections conducted under the new register of voters.
Meanwhile ECZ says those who will not register will only be eligible to vote in future elections when the Commission undertakes another voter registration exercise after the 2021 General Elections.
The Commission is calling upon all eligible Zambians to register during the 2020 Voter Registration exercise even if one is currently registered. If you do not register you will not vote in the 2021 General Elections. The current Voters card will not be used in the 2021 general elections.
Zambia is scheduled to go to the polls for presidential, parliamentary and local government in August 2021. Both the Census of population and ECZ electoral calendars have been affected by the Covid 19 outbreak resulting in postponements and dates being moved forward for certain activities.
