TellZim Reporter
A total of 1 398 people registered to vote during the month ending June 2022 according to statistics released by Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) provincial office.
ZEC Masvingo Deputy Elections Officer Maxwell Ncube confirmed the development and said the numbers keep on rising which is a positive as the country march towards 2023 harmonized elections.
“During the month of June, we saw the number of people registering to vote increasing and that is positive. Initially, when the announcement was made that the voters roll was going to close, a good number of people panicked and were in a rush to visit our registration centres though the closure was meant for delimitation and not registration.
“After the pronouncement of closing date for delimitation, we saw more people trickling ZEC registration centres for them to register,” said Ncube.
He went on to express satisfaction on the role played by stakeholders including Civic Society Organizations (CSOs) and political parties in mobilizing their following to embrace the exercise.
“Such a huge turnout in voter registration shows how well our various stakeholders are working tirelessly to ensure that more people register to vote as we approach 2023 polls.
“In some cases, we have incidents in which political parties or even CSOs would even provide transport to those willing to visit registration centres,’ he said.
Among the registered are 779 males and 619 females. A total of 723 transfers were recorded with 365 men and 358 women.
During the month of May, a total of 6 538 people registered with 3 464 being female while 3 074 are men.
2 280 transfers were recorded with 1 313 females and 967 males.
