In a statement today, the NEC said 118,451 people registered as new voters between October 7 and 13, 2026, while 28,283 people requested transfers to polling stations in new communes.
During the same period, 146,023 people applied to correct their personal details, while 166,787 updated their biometric information, including photographs and fingerprints, with 57,836 names to be deleted from the voter list.
On the seventh day of the process, 30,233 people registered as new voters, while 6,984 requested transfers to polling stations in new communes.
The NEC said that on the same day, 65,111 people applied to correct their personal details and 73,210 updated their biometric information, with 9,602 names to be deleted from the voter list.
The NEC urged people who had already registered to vote but found errors in their personal details, such as their names, sex or dates of birth, to apply for corrections. Citizens who recently obtained valid national identity cards were also encouraged to register or update their information in accordance with the relevant procedures.
The committee also called on people who registered to vote in 2016 and 2017 but had never updated their biometric information, including photographs and fingerprints, to complete the necessary procedures.
Citizens who will be at least 18 by the date of next year’s elections were also encouraged to register. Eligible citizens include people born on or before June 7, 2009, the NEC said.
People who have moved to a new residence or temporary accommodation in another commune should register to transfer their polling station, ensuring their voter registration reflects their current place of residence.
The 2026 voter list review and registration process runs from October 7 to November 30, at commune offices and at selected locations visited by mobile voter registration teams.
Registration offices are open daily, including Saturdays and Sundays, from 7am to 11.30am and from 2pm to 5.30pm.
However, the offices will close on four occasions, October 11 and 29, and November 9 and 25, to allow commune councils to hold meetings with voter registration teams to review the implementation of the process.
