ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) (d) in the case of confusion or error occurring concerning the numbers reported, which cannot otherwise be corrected, the Chief Justice shall direct that another tally of votes shall take place. (2) Each member of the electoral college shall be entitled to a single vote in the voting bloc to which he or she belongs. Further tallies of votes 8.(1) If no candidate receives a majority of the votes after the first tally of votes— (a) the Chief Justice shall announce to the electoral college the number of votes cast for each candidate; and (b) the candidate or candidates who received the least number of votes shall, subject to subparagraph (2), be eliminated and a further tally of votes shall be taken under paragraph (c) in respect of the remaining candidates, and if no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast at such subsequent tally of votes this procedure shall be repeated until a candidate does receive such a majority; and (c) paragraph 7 applies, with such changes as may be necessary, to any subsequent tally of votes held in terms of paragraph (b). (2) If after any particular tally of votes— (a) the application of subparagraph (1)(b) results in two or more candidates with an equality of votes being eliminated and only one candidate remaining, only one of the first-mentioned candidates, who shall be determined by the drawing of lots in the presence of the electoral college, shall be eliminated and the other candidate or candidates shall remain for the subsequent tally of votes; (b) an equality of votes is found to exist between two candidates who were the only candidates at that tally of votes, a further tally of votes shall be taken in the manner specified in paragraph 7 until one of the candidates receives a majority of the votes cast: Provided that if both candidates continue to receive an equality of votes after such number of tallies as the Chief Justice may determine, the Chief Justice may adjourn the sitting of the electoral college and direct that it shall reconvene at a date, time and place fixed by him or her, being no later than forty-eight hours after the day when the electoral college is adjourned, and paragraph 7 and this paragraph shall apply, with such changes as may be necessary, to any subsequent tally of votes held in terms of this proviso. Declaration of successful candidate 9.(1) If after any tally of votes one candidate receives a majority of the votes cast by members of the electoral college the Chief Justice shall— (a) announce to the electoral college the number of votes cast for each candidate; and (b) declare the candidate who received a majority of the votes cast to be duly elected as President of the Republic of Zimbabwe. - 114 -