ZESN - Promoting Democratic Elections in Zimbabwe Figure 3 Comparison of the Final Voters' Roll Population with Census Data for 2012 and 2018. 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 VR 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 2012 The overall picture presented in the figure 3 is that the FVR population of registrants was lower than both the baseline census data and the 2018 projections of the adult population. However, the FVR population was higher than census data in ages 40-49 years then 60-69 years. This difference, however, was not large enough to have any impact on the overall picture. 90-94 95-99 100-104 105-109 110+ 2018 Comparison of the Final Voters' Roll with the Preliminary Voters' Roll The ZEC produced two voters' rolls for the 2018 harmonized elections; the preliminary voters' roll (PVR) released on 18 June 2018 and the final voters' roll used on election day. Table 5 below shows the distribution of voters by province on the preliminary and the final voters' rolls. Table 5: Distribution of Voters by Province (Provisional Voters' Roll versus Final Voters' Roll) Province Preliminary voters' roll Number of % of voters Voters Final Voters' roll Number % of of voters Voters Difference Number of % increase voters Bulawayo 258690 4.55 258567 4.54 -123 -0.05 Harare 900300 15.84 900728 15.81 428 0.05 Manicaland 733293 12.90 733370 12.88 77 0.01 Mashonaland Central 531864 9.36 531984 9.34 120 0.02 Mashonaland East 633126 11.14 633410 11.12 284 0.04 Mashonaland West 644974 11.35 655133 11.50 10159 1.58 Masvingo 617204 10.86 617212 10.84 8 0.00 Matebeleland North 338851 5.96 339135 5.95 284 0.08 Midlands 761474 13.40 761982 13.38 508 0.07 Matebeleland South 264160 4.65 264185 4.64 25 0.01 5 683 936 100.00 5 695 706 100.00 11770 0.21 Total Table 5 compares the provincial totals for both the preliminary voters' roll and the final voters' roll as published by ZEC. As shown from the table, the registered voters increased marginally (0.21%) from 5 683 936 in the PVR to 5 695 706 in the FVR. However, when ZESN checked how this marginal increase played out across by province, it realized that about approximately 86.3% (10159 out of total of 11770) of those that were added to the final registers are in Mashonaland West provinces. The analysis also shows that 123 (-0.05%) voters were removed from Bulawayo province. Marginal 33 REPORT ON THE 30 JULY 2018 HARMONISED ELECTIONS ZESN