Botswana - Obtain a Duplicate Voter Card

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. Where a voter's registration card has been lost, destroyed, or defaced, or the particulars thereon have become illegible, the voter shall apply for a duplicate with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of Botswana. IEC Contact and Map Location Details
2. A registered voter should visit the Independent Electoral Commission Office of the Principal Registration Officer in their constituency and explain to the officer what occurred.
3. Voter’s will be required to produce their identity card to be validated by the IEC officer and he/she will use the voter Omang card to cross-check the information against the IEC database and verify if the applicant is registered as a voter.
4. Any registration officer, on being satisfied as to such loss or destruction, may issue a duplicate voter's registration card to such person, Provided that no duplicate voter's registration card shall be issued on any day fixed for polling at the constituency, polling district, or polling station at which the voter is registered to vote.
5. The is no fee associated with the service and the time around for processing the application is within a day.
6. If the voter’s card is damaged or defaced, or the particulars thereon have become illegible the voter will be required to surrender the damaged voter’s card before he is issued a duplicate voter’s card.
7. Where a voter’s card which has been lost is subsequently found, or the duplicate /replaced thereof, shall forthwith be returned to the IEC office for cancellation and destruction.

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Required Documents

• Valid identity document (Omang or Botswana Passport)
• If damaged, the applicant will surrender the Voter’s card.

Office Locations & Contacts

Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
Address: Plot 63726 Fairgrounds Office Park (between Grant Thornton and Twin Towers offices)
Botswana
Private Bag 00284
Gaborone, Botswana
Phone: (+267) 361 2400
Toll free No: 0800 600 710
Fax: (+267) 3900581/3905205/3190889
Email: [email protected]
IEC Contact and Map Location Details
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Website

Eligibility

• Voter’s who have had their voter’s card lost,or destroyed or defaced, or the particulars thereon have become illegible are eligible to apply.

Fees

• No fee associated with this service.

Validity

• The Voter registration card is valid forever until, where a voter wishes to transfer the voter’s registration to an electoral area other than the one the voter is registered in.

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Processing Time

• The time frame for processing the application is within five minutes.

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Required Information

• Full name of the applicant.
• National identification document details (ID card, Botswana passport).
• Residential address details.
• Age/Sex/Date of birth.
• Constituency or registration center.
• Declaration by the applicant.

Need for the Document

All Botswana citizens aged 18 and over who wish to vote in National and Local Government elections must register themselves with the Independent Electoral Commission and obtain a voter registration card. USES OF A VOTER REGISTRATION CARD.

• It gives the holder an opportunity to vote and elect leaders of your choice.
• It allows the holder to vie for any elective position.
• It allows the holder to propose or second your preferred candidate for nomination.
• It gives the holder the right to nominate candidates for elections.
• It gives the holder moral authority to hold leaders accountable.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

Voter’s Registration Process
IEC- Electoral Process

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