Section 21 of the Electoral Act also provides for ZEC to make provision of the voters’ roll to stakeholders. More specifically the clauses state that; (4) Within a reasonable period of time after the calling of an election, the Commission shall provide, on payment of the prescribed fee, to every political party that intends to contest the election, and to any accredited observer who requests it, one copy of every voters’ roll to be used in the election, either in printed or in electronic form as the party or observer may request. (6) Within a reasonable period of time after nomination day in an election, the Commission shall provide— a. free of charge, to every nominated candidate, one copy in electronic form of the voters’ roll to be used in the election for which the candidate has been nominated; and b. at the request of any nominated candidate, and on payment of the prescribed fee, one copy in printed form of the voters’ roll to be used in the election for which the candidate has been nominated. (7) Where a voters’ roll is provided in electronic form in terms of subsection (3), (4), or (6) its format shall be such as allows its contents to be searched and analysed. Table6.1 below indicates voter registration statistics by gender and province. Table 6.1: Voter Registration Statistics by Gender and Province Province Female Male Bulawayo 138,238 120,329 Metropolitan Harare Metropolitan 457,350 443,378 Manicaland 415,116 318,254 Mashonaland Central 279,912 252,072 Mashonaland East 343,784 289,626 Total 258,567 900,728 733,370 531,984 633,410 Mashonaland West 331,564 323,569 655,133 Masvingo Matabeleland North Matabeleland South Midlands NATIONAL TOTAL 356,533 190,069 150,449 410,175 3,073,190 260,679 149,066 113,736 351,807 2,622,516 617,212 339,135 264,185 761,982 5,695,706 40 | P a g e