Voter registration

Article 17(2) of the Namibian Constitution states that every Namibian citizen who has reached the age of 18 is entitled to vote. The general registration of voters takes place every ten years and the last general registration took place in 2003. In order to ensure that those who did not register previously can still register before an election, the President can declare a period of supplementary registration and this is what is taking place from September 17 to 30 countrywide. The people who should register are:
• Those who turned 18 years of age since the last registration of voters
• Those who moved from one constituency to another
• Those who have lost their voter registration cards
• Those who adopted new names e.g. through marriage

To register you need proof of identity, age, and Namibian citizenship by producing the following documents:

• New Namibian ID – (identity, age and Namibian citizenship)
• Green Valid Namibian Passport ( identity, age and Namibian citizenship)
• Namibian Birth Certificate (age and Namibian citizenship)
OR
The following combinations:
• Citizenship Certificate and Old Namibian ID (if you were born outside Namibia)
• Namibian birth certificate and Namibian driver’s licence
• Namibian birth certificate and two deponents
OR
• No documents and two deponents who are registered as voters

A deponent is someone who can swear on oath that you are who you say you are, you are over 18 and you are a Namibian citizen.