At 99% of the polling stations where ZESN had observers, polling booths were set up in such a manner that voters could mark their ballot papers in secret, and the polling stations were easily accessible to PWDs at 93% of the polling stations. This is shown in figure 15.2 below. Figure 15.2: At 93% of Polling Stations where ZESN had Observers, Polling Stations were Accessible to PWDs At all (100%) the polling stations where ZESN had observers, the ballot boxes were shown to be empty before the voting started. Electoral Officers At 24% of polling stations where ZESN had observers, the numbers of polling officials ranged from eight to 10. In addition, 36% of the polling stations had either three or four women as electoral officials. There were six female officials at 16% of the polling stations where ZESN had observers and seven female officials at 14% of the polling stations. There were female presiding officers, at 39% of the polling stations where ZESN had observers. The highest percentage of women presiding officers was in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province (67%), while the least was in Masvingo Province and Mashonaland Central Province each (31%). Figure 15.3 below shows the percentages of presiding officers, by gender, at polling stations where ZESN had observers. 80 | P a g e