 The V23B Form for the National Assembly Elections will announce the winner of that National Assembly.  The V23B Form for the Presidential Elections is not announced, but only displayed by the constituency elections officer. Assessment of the results tabulation process Although the results process concluded during the Group’s period in Zimbabwe, concerns around access, transparency and the lack of clarity on key procedural aspects of this process was a point of note for the Group. Additionally, the lack of clarity and communication on the part of the ZEC on the results declaration process was a source of concern, not only for the electorate but also observers. The Group is of the view that the tallying processes should be streamlined and simplified, while not compromising the integrity and transparency of this process. Some key observations of the Group are as follows:  Reproduction of the V11 Forms by hand took an inordinate amount of time and fostered the risk of inadvertent mistakes on the form. Many of the officials completing the forms were exhausted.  At the polling stations observed, the V11 Forms were signed by party agents, each of whom was given a copy of the form, while another copy of the form was posted outside the polling station by the presiding officer. The Group was also informed that party agents had been instructed by their party to take their copy of the V11 Forms to senior party officials, in order for the results to be transmitted via WhatsApp or email.  It was noted that not many party agents were able to accompany the presiding officers with the V11 Forms and ballot boxes to the ward office. This suggested that it might have been difficult for the political parties to monitor the official tabulation process from the polling station to the ward to the constituency office.  Additionally, it was noted that at the ward and constituency offices, it was not possible to obtain or make copies of the results forms that had been submitted to them.  The tabulation, collation and results verification process was slow and cumbersome. During the writing of this report, the ZEC had not yet provided a comprehensive breakdown of the results by polling station or constituency on any of the available platforms. The Group was informed that some of the factors contributing to the delay were distances, poor road conditions and insufficient vehicles to move materials. 55