aware of the ongoing process. While people were anxiously waiting for the St Mary’s Ward 5 registration centre to start operating as late as 12.00 pm, registration was ongoing at two close by centres which were located within a walkable distance. Apparently, this points to the lack of adequate voter education. Recommendations 1. Based on the observation of the preliminary stage of the voter registration process, ZESN proffers the following recommendations: 2. In the spirit of meeting the target of registering 7 000 000 voters, ZEC should intensify the voter education process using various methods such as radio and social media platforms. This will help increase the numbers of registrants in view of the December completion date of the process; 3. ZEC and the government should review the accreditation process to put in place a mechanism that will simplify the process and enable observers to fulfill their mandate; 4. ZEC should also review the accreditation fees, it is too costly; 5. ZEC should ensure that there is a Commissioner of Oaths present at every registration centre to avoid a situation where registrants have to go and look for a Commissioner of Oaths away from the centres.