Mauritius - Register to Vote

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. The registration of Electors (Voter) is done annually by the Office of the Electoral Commissioner, Please view the Office of the Electoral Commissioner’s contact details through this Contact Details.
2. In January every year, the Office of the Electoral Commissioner official shall conduct a door-to-door registration of electors.
3. On the publicized date, the official will visit the applicant’s house and issue the applicant form B to be completed by the head of the house along with a guide on how to complete the form while newly qualified electors will have to fill in a declaration of qualification (Form C).
4. Upon completing the relevant forms, the Electoral Commissioner officials will submit the form/s to the Office of the Electoral Commissioner.
5. The Data collected on the prescribed Forms shall be used for the compilation of provisional registers (Electors' lists).
6. Once the Electors' lists are made, the list will be made available for consultation by the public during a fortnight at various registration centers throughout Mauritius (after office hours on weekdays and Saturdays). This consultation usually happens in April or May, however, the dates are widely publicized in the press, on radio, and TV, as well as utilizing notices and posters affixed in conspicuous places.
7. On the publicized date, the applicants (members of the public) are required to visit the registration centres along with the required documents mentioned in the “Required Documents” section below to either apply for registration of their names, if the latter does not appear in the relevant electors' lists or for corrections to entries concerning the applicant, by filling in appropriate forms available at the centres.
8. Upon filling the relevant form and the applicant’s document being verified at the centres, the applicant will be fully registered as an elector (voter).

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Required Documents

• National Identity Card or Birth certificate or Passport.

Office Locations & Contacts

Office of the Electora​l Commissioner
Address:
Cnr Louis Pasteur & Rem​y Ollier streets,
4th Floor, Max City Building,
​Port Louis,
Republic of Mauritius.
Tel: ​+​(230) - 241 - 7000 or ​+(230) - 217 - 0967
FREE ​​Email: elec@​govmu.or
Contact Details.

Eligibility

• mau citizens aged 18 years

Fees

• The registration is free.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The registration will be processed within one day.

Related Videos

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Instructions

Failure to file Form B or giving out false information is an offense and if you are convicted will entail a fine of MUR 500.

Required Information

• Name.
• Date of Birth.
• Age.
• Declaration.

Need for the Document

• The registration gives the registered elector the right to vote in elections.

Information which might help

• Office of the Electoral Commissioner FAQs

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Office of the Electoral Commissioner

Others

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