Voter Registration in Swaziland

Citizens Eligible for Registration

You are eligible to register to vote if you are;

  • A Swazi citizen or ordinarily resident in Swaziland; and have attained the age of 18 years.
  • A Swazi citizen currently living in another country.
  • An inmate who is not under sentence of death or life imprisonment by a court in any country.

Who is not eligible to vote

A person is not qualified to be registered as a voter if that person−

  • is certified to be insane or adjudged to be of unsound mind;
  • is detained under the Mental Disorders Act, No. 28 of 1963;
  • is under a sentence of death or life imprisonment imposed on that person by a court in Swaziland;
  • is, for an act which is a criminal offence under the law of Swaziland, under a sentence of death or life imprisonment imposed on that person by a court in any other country; or
  • is disqualified for registration as a voter under any law in Swaziland relating to electoral offences.