Electoral Commission has supplied voters’ cell phone numbers to ZANU PF, the
2nd respondent therein, cited as CDE Haritatos, refutes the allegation that he was
supplied any voter cell phone numbers by the Electoral Commission. He avers
therein that any voter cell phone numbers that he has have been derived from
his own door to door campaigns. I attach a copy of that affidavit hereto marked
Annexure ‘B’.
10.5. The court records referred to by the applicant which he avers will be placed
before the court in furtherance of his allegation viz. provision of cell phone
numbers, have not been identified as to allow me or the other respondents to
consider them and address their contents if need be. Again, the applicant relies
on evidence that he has kept to himself.
10.6. The applicant’s request for a full BVR voters’ roll, and similar requests by
other political parties and individuals, was denied on grounds that were clearly
stated by the Electoral Commission. A press statement by the Electoral
Commission to that effect, attached hereto marked Annexure ‘C’, clearly advised
the public, thus including the applicant and his political party, that the voters’ roll
with voters’ pictures would not be availed to the public or to political parties and
candidates in the election to safeguard voter information and privacy. The
Electoral Commission’s fears with respect to the security of voter information
were very well grounded.
10.7. The voters’ rolls provided to stakeholders and interested persons or
institutions in terms of the provisions of the Electoral Act, in their electronic
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