Figure 1: Areas of Deployment Key: Provincial areas observed Bulawayo Harare Manicaland Mashonaland Central Mashonaland East Mashonaland West Masvingo Matebeleland North Matebeleland South Midlands Shaded are the eight Provincial areas that were observed by the Eminent Persons observer delegation teams In the various provinces the teams met, ZESN Long Term Observers (LTOs), the police and other EOMs and stakeholders. On Election Day, the teams visited a total of 136 polling stations and managed to observe opening, voting, counting and results tabulation process at polling station level. The teams were provided with checklists as a way of standardizing data collection. The checklists covered opening procedures; voting; and counting of results. 11