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SECTION 46

(1) Every Cameroonian citizen enjoying the right to vote who has their home of origin or place of abode within a council area or has actually been resident therein for at least the last 6 (six) months may be entered in the electoral register in such council area. (2) Every Cameroonian citizen who does not satisfy the age or residence conditions at the time of revision of electoral registers may also be entered in the electoral register, provided they satisfy such conditions before final closure of the said register or, if need be, polling day. (3) Every member of the Armed Forces and person of equivalent status in any corps may be entered in the electoral register of the place where their unit or home port is established without taking into account the residence condition. (4) Every citizen who proves that their name is on the income tax assessment list of a given constituency for the fifth consecutive year may likewise be entered on the electoral register of such constituency. (5) In the case referred to in Sub-section (4) above, any application for registration shall necessarily be accompanied by a certificate issued by the Council Branch of Elections Cameroon having jurisdiction over the applicant’s place of abode or habitual residence to the effect that the applicant is not registered or that they have been struck off the electoral register. II - ELECTORAL DISQUALIFICATIONS
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