4. There will be provision for the establishment of a Delimitation Commission to delimit the Common
Roll and White Roll constituencies for general elections.
5. All citizens who are 18 years of age or over will be eligible to be enrolled as voters. There will be a
Common Voters Roll on which will be enrolled all voters except White (including Coloured and Asian)
voters who, for so long as there is provision for separate minority representation in Parliament, will be
enrolled on a White Voters Roll.
Senate
6. There will be a Senate of 40 members chosen as follows:
a. ten will be elected by an electoral college consisting of members of the House of Assembly elected
on the White Voters Roll;
b. fourteen will be elected by an electoral college consisting of members of the House of Assembly
elected on the Common Voters' Roll;
c. ten will be elected by the Council of Chiefs;
d. six will be nominated by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
7. To be qualified for election or appointment as a Senator a person must be enrolled as a voter, have
attained the age of 40 and have been ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe for not less than 10 years during
the last 20 years. The residence qualification will not apply during an initial period.
8. The Senate will elect a President and a Deputy President of the Senate. A Minister or Deputy
Minister will not be eligible for these posts. The President of the Senate will vacate his office on the
dissolution of Parliament and may be removed from office by a resolution of the Senate supported by
not less than two- thirds of all the members.
9. There shall be a Senate Legal Committee with powers of scrutiny over legislation.
House of Assembly
10. The House of Assembly will consist of 100 members elected as follows:
a. 80 members will be elected by voters on the Common Voters Roll;
b. 20 members will be elected by voters on the White Voters Roll.
11. To be qualified for election to the House of Assembly a person must be enrolled as a voter, have
attained the age of 21 and have been ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe for not less than five years during
the last 20 years. The residence qualification will not apply during an initial period.
12. The House of Assembly will elect a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker. A Minister or Deputy Minister
will not be eligible for these posts. The Speaker will vacate his office on the dissolution of Parliament
and may be removed at any time by a resolution of the House of Assembly supported by not less than
two-thirds of all the members.
13. A general election for members of the House of Assembly must be held within not more than four
months of the dissolution of Parliament. Election of members of the Senate will follow within 28 days.
Procedure in Parliament
14. The President or the Deputy President of the Senate will usually preside over the deliberations of
the Senate. The Speaker or Deputy Speaker will usually preside at sittings of the House of Assembly.
15. The quorum of the Senate will be one-third of all its members. The quorum of the House of
Assembly will be one-fourth of all the members.
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