Election type

Namibia, Electoral Act 5 of 2014 (as of 12 June 2019) [PDF in English], accessed 3 December 2019

Registration of persons temporarily outside Namibia

23. In order to enable persons temporarily outside Namibia to be registered as voters and to take part in an election of the President or of members of the National Assembly, as contemplated in section 22(1)(a), the Commission may establish temporary registration points outside Namibia at any Namibian diplomatic mission, or where possible, at the other convenient places as may be determined by the Commission in consultation with the Minister responsible for foreign affairs.

Polling stations

89(3). In order to enable voters outside Namibia to record their votes in an election for the President or members of the National Assembly, the Commission may establish polling stations outside Namibia at any Namibian diplomatic mission or at the other convenient places as may be determined by the Commission after consultation with the Minister responsible for foreign affairs.

Namibia, ECN, Performance Assessment and Post-Election Report: 2014 Namibian Presidential and National Assembly Elections, accessed 3 December 2019

“The tender for the printing of the EVM ballot papers and traditional ballot papers were awarded to

Solitaire Press. A total number of 2 600 EVM ballot papers were printed for the 2014 Presidential election and a total of 7 200 EVM ballot papers were printed for the National Assembly election. At the same time voters abroad did not vote on the EVMs and consequently the ECN also printed traditional ballot papers. A total of 9 000 traditional ballot papers were printed for the 2014 Presidential election and a total of 9 000 traditional ballot papers were also printed for the National Assembly election.”