How is the national electoral register created?

Electoral Act (Act No. 25 of 2004, last amended in 2018)

18. Commission to register voters

[…] (2) The Commission is deemed with effect from the 22nd May, 2013 (being the “publication day” of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 2013), to have assumed the functions of the former Registrar-General of Voters, that is to say such functions as were imposed or conferred upon the Registrar-General of Voters by or under this Act before the 22nd May, 2013, including in particular the functions of registering voters, compiling voters’ rolls and registers, ensuring the proper custody and maintenance of voters’ rolls and registers, and all other functions in connection therewith:

Provided that, consistently with section 239(j) of the Constitution, the Commission may give such instructions to the former Registrar-General of Voters, in his or her capacity as the Registrar-General of Births and Deaths, the Registrar-General of Citizenship and the Registrar-General of National Registration, as will ensure the efficient, free, fair, proper and transparent conduct of any election or referendum. […]

19. Voter registration officers and registration offices

(1) Voter registration shall be conducted by the Commission through its voter registration officers (who shall be employees of the Commission and who may be appointed to this office conjunctively with any other office as an electoral officer) or any persons whom the Commission may from time to time ap-point to assist in voter registration.

(2) A voter registration officer shall be appointed for such locality as the Commission may determine, including (but not limited to) a constituency, district or ward.

(3) Voter registration officers shall exercise the functions conferred upon them by or under this Act under the general supervision and direction of the Commission.

(4) A person seeking registration as a voter may approach any of the registration offices of the Com-mission for registration as a voter during the period specified in section 17A(2). [Section substituted by Part VI of Act 3 of 2016]