The Petition of the Undersigned:
Election Resource Centre (ERC) of 3 Tonbridge Way, Groombridge, Harare, whose members
are the following:
Kucaca Phulu; Francis Muzeya; Samukeliso Khumalo; Rev. Useni Sibanda; Bishop Sebastian
Bakare; Belinda Musanhu; Gertrude Chimange and Trust Maanda
The ERC, having consulted its partners in civil society, is supported in this petition by the
following civil society organisations:
Veritas, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA),
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU), Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA),
Nhimbe Trust, South Western Region Gender Network, Women's Institute for Leadership ,
Plumtree Development Trust, Mission to Live Trust, Habakkuk Trust, Zimbabwe Chamber for
Informal Economy Association (ZCIEA), Public Policy Research Institute of Zimbabwe (PRIZ),
Makokoba Development Trust (MDT), Rural Communities Empowerment Trust (RUCET) and
Abammeli Human Rights Trust.
Respectfully showsThat Your Petitioners:
Being citizens of Zimbabwe;
And whose Funding Method is: donor funding from various organisations;
COGNISANT that the Parliament of Zimbabwe is mandated by the Constitution of Zimbabwe
to, inter alia, protect the Constitution and promote democratic governance in Zimbabwe;
Parliament or the Speaker must ensure they take into account the role of the public and civil
society in the legislative process relating to electoral reform, as specifically protected by the
Constitution in Sections 139 (f) and 141.
CONCERNED at the processes and pace and substantive content of electoral legal reform
being implemented since the promulgation of the new Constitution in May 2013;
COGNISANT of the shortcomings in the country’s Electoral Law and its misalignment with
the Constitution of Zimbabwe;
ALARMED by the administrative lethargy in Government and the piecemeal approach to the
review of the Electoral Law;
DESIROUS of seeing electoral law reform that ensures that Zimbabwean Electoral Law
conforms to international and regional standards, norms and principles:
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