Section 17, The Public Elections Act, 2022

Notwithstanding section 16, a person shall not beregistered to vote at a public election or having been registered, be entitled to vote at a public election if he is - (a) a lunatic within the meaning of an enactment relating to lunacy in force in Sierra Leone; Eligibility to register and to vote. Disqualification of voters. (c) the testimony of a member of the local Council in the area of his residence; (d) National Identification Number; (e) any other satisfactory evidence of his entitlement to be registered as a voter. (2) A Registration Officer shall examine a document or testimonial evidence presented to him under subsection (1), and if satisfied with the validity of the document or the sufficiency of the testimonial evidence, register that person. (3) A person who establishes his claim to be registered as a voter under this section, shall be- (a) registered in a form containing the particulars in Form C of the Second Schedule, designed in a manner determined by the Electoral Commission; and (b) issued a voter registration card by the Registration Officer. 25. (1) A Registration Officer may, after considering the proof of claim for registration under section 24, refuse to register a person if he is satisfied that the person is not qualified for registration. (2) Where a Registration Officer refuses to register a person, he shall- (a) make and sign a record of his refusal stating the reason and the date of the refusal; and (b) inform the person that he may appeal against the refusal to the Electoral Commission. 26. (1) Where a Registration Officer refuses to register a person, the Registration Officer shall advise him accordingly and make a written record of any statement which the person may wish to make in response to that advice. . Refusal to register. Records of statements made by persons refused registration. (b) disqualified from being registered as a voter or voting by an enactment relating to offences connected with elections in force in Sierra Leone; or (c) serving a sentence of imprisonment.