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Voter Registration

Mozambique Mozambique

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments: All Mozambican citizens of both sexes who are at least 18 years old on election day have the right to vote.
Source: Law No. 8/2013 of 27 February 2013 regulating presidential and legislative elections (as amended by Law No. 12/2014), art. 10 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MZ/Mozambique-Law-No.-12-2014-of-13-April-2014/view (2014).
Verified: 2014/10/02
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VR002

Other voting requirements
Question:Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s): a. Citizenship
Comments: All Mozambican citizens at least 18 years old are eligible to register and vote.
Source: Law No. 8/2013 of 27 February 2013 regulating presidential and legislative elections (as amended by Law No. 12/2014), art. 10 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MZ/Mozambique-Law-No.-12-2014-of-13-April-2014/view (2014); Law No. 5/2013 of 22 February 2013 regulating voter registration (as amended by Law No. 8/2014), art. 3: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MZ/law-no.-8-2014-of-12-march-2014-amending-law-no.-5/view (2014).
Verified: 2014/10/02
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VR004

Authority responsible for voter registration
Question:Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: d. Election Management Body (specify)
Comments: Voter registration is carried out by the Technical Secretariat of Electoral Administration (STAE), which is under the supervision of the National Electoral Commission.
Source: Law No. 6/2013 of 22 February 2013 regulating the functioning, composition and organisation of the National Electoral Commission (as amended by Law No. 9/2014), art. 48 (2), 49 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MZ/mozambique-law-no.-9-2014-of-12-march-2014/view (2014); Law No. 5/2013 of 22 February 2013 regulating voter registration (as amended by Law No. 8/2014), art. 10 (1), 12, 13: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MZ/law-no.-8-2014-of-12-march-2014-amending-law-no.-5/view (2014).
Verified: 2014/10/02
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VR008

Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question:Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Registration is compulsory and constitutes a prerequisite for the exercise of the right to vote.
Source: Law No. 8/2013 of 27 February 2013 regulating presidential and legislative elections (as amended by Law No. 12/2014), art. 4 (2): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MZ/Mozambique-Law-No.-12-2014-of-13-April-2014/view (2014); Law No. 5/2013 of 22 February 2013 regulating voter registration (as amended by Law No. 8/2014), art. 2, 5: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MZ/law-no.-8-2014-of-12-march-2014-amending-law-no.-5/view (2014).
Verified: 2014/10/02
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