Affirmative Repositioning (AR) leader Job Amupanda has described the voter registration process as costly and a barrier to political activity. 

He advocates for the use of identity documents to enable people to freely exercise their democratic right to vote.

"We will continue to fight for Namibians to vote with their ID cards. When I went to register, they said they needed to scan the ID card, so there's actually a functionality in those devices to be able to scan, and if you can scan my ID for the purpose of registration, why can't you do it for the purpose of voting?" 

He also reiterated his call for the voting age to be reduced from 18 to 16 years. 

The leader of AR says the law also makes provision for continuous voter registration to smoothen the process and not only in preparation for elections, although this is yet to be implemented.

Dr. Amupanda, who is also standing as a presidential candidate, announced the party's election workshop, which will take place from the 27th to the 28th of this month.

"We want to understand, for example, from the NSA, how many people we are talking about, the important demographic details, and economic indicators that are fundamental for us to participate in this process. We want to hear from these institutions for them to provide us with proper insight into what is happening because we want, as leaders, to be making decisions on an informed basis with data and knowledge."

Dr. Amupanda encouraged citizens to register to vote and assist each other when experiencing the challenge of getting to registration points or completing the registration process.