ZESN - Promoting Democratic Elections in Zimbabwe increases were observed across all other provinces with the least positive variance in Masvingo where there was an increase of only 8 (0.001%) registrants. The marginal variances recorded between the PVR and the FVR of less 5% margin of error implies that the FVR quality was nearly the same as the PVR released on the 18th of June 2018. vote. The final voters' roll for Bulawayo showed that 65 women and 58 men had been removed from the PVR. Combined, this gave a total of 1123 removed, as earlier observed. Masvingo province results showed an increase in the number of females in the final voters' roll from 356512 to 356533 while the males showed a decrease from 260692 to 260679 registrants. Table 6 below compares registered voters on the PVR and the FVR by province and sex. Across all the 10 provinces in the country, and for both the final voters' roll and the provisional voters' roll, more women than men registered to Table 6: Distribution of Voters by Province and Sex (FVR versus PVR). Final voters’ roll Females Females (%) Males Males (%) Bulawayo 120329 46.54 138238 Harare 443378 49.22 Manicaland 318254 Mashonaland central Preliminary voters’ roll Males Females Females (%) (%) Total Total (%) Males 53.46 258567 4.54 120387 46.54 138303 457350 50.78 900728 15.81 443178 49.23 43.40 415116 56.60 733370 12.88 318219 252072 47.38 279912 52.62 531984 9.34 Mashonaland East 289626 45.72 343784 54.28 633410 Mashonaland West 323569 49.39 331564 50.61 655133 Masvingo 260679 42.23 356533 Matebeleland North 149066 43.95 Midlands 351807 Matebeleland South Total Total Total (%) 53.46 258690 4.55 457122 50.77 900300 15.84 43.40 415074 56.60 733293 12.90 252021 47.38 279843 52.62 531864 9.36 11.12 289475 45.72 343651 54.28 633126 11.14 11.50 318184 49.33 326790 50.67 644974 11.35 57.77 617212 10.84 260692 42.24 356512 57.76 617204 10.86 190069 56.05 339135 5.95 148948 43.96 189903 56.04 338851 5.96 46.17 410175 53.83 761982 13.38 351586 46.17 409888 53.83 761474 13.40 113736 43.05 150449 56.95 264185 113734 43.05 150426 56.95 264160 4.65 2622516 46.04 3073190 53.97 5683936 100 4.64 53.96 5695706 100.00 2616424 From field tests conducted, ZESN noted that a high level of consistency in entering data of registrants on the voters' roll. However, ZESN could not locate 8.3% of the sampled respondents because they were not known at given address from the voters' roll. ZESN would encourage ZEC to post the voters' roll outside inspection centres to allow for further cleaning as citizens can identify nonresidents, the deceased and multiple entries. 46.03 3067512 The voters' roll which was availed by the ZEC after nomination was not the roll used in the elections, as stipulated by the Act. Stakeholders continued to raise concerns with the ZEC concerning the quality and availing of the voters' roll. The ZEC availed what it called the final voters' roll on the 25 July 2018 but there is considerable uncertainty that this was the roll that was used on election day. 34 REPORT ON THE 30 JULY 2018 HARMONISED ELECTIONS ZESN