Section 10 Electoral Act

Section 10 Electoral Act 2022 is about Continuous registration. It is under Part III (National Register of Voters and Voters’ Registration) of the Act.

(1) Without prejudice to section 9 (6), there shall be continuous registration of all persons qualified to be
registered voters.

(2) Each applicant for registration under the continuous registration system shall appear in person at the
registration venue with any of the following documents—
(a) birth certificate ;
(b) national passport, identity card or driver’s licence ; or
(c) any other document that will prove the identity, age and nationality of the applicant.

(3) The Commission shall, within 60 days after each year, make available to every political party the
names and address of each person registered during that year.

(4) When a general election is notified by the Commission under section 28 of this Act, the current
official Register of Voters certified by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall
be the official voters’ register for those elections.

(5) In the case of every bye-election conducted under this Act, the official voters’ register for use at such
elections shall be the existing current register relating to the senatorial district or the constituency
concerned.

(6) As soon as claims and objections have been dealt with or the period for making claims and objections
has expired, the supplementary list shall be included in the revised register, which shall be certified by the
Commission as the official Register of Voters for the purpose of any election conducted under this Act
and supersedes all previous registers.