ZIMBABWE ELECTION SUPPORT NETWORK Conclusions and Recommendations ZESN acknowledges that no voters' roll is perfect, however the 2018 FVR is better than the 2013 PVR. Though registration rates for youth and urban voters' improved from the 2013 PVR, however the youth still lag behind compared to registration rates for the older age groups, and urban lags behind compared to registration rates in the rural areas. The ZESN therefore makes the following recommendations: • The ZEC should equitably distribute BVR kits to urban and rural areas; • The ZEC and civic organizations should conduct more targeted voter education and voter registration activities targeting young voters between the ages of 18 to 32; • The ZEC should provide more timely detailed registration information in electronic format for • • • • each phase of the BVR process; The ZEC should compare registration information across voters' rolls to identify possible errors; The ZEC should also explain what constitutes a material or immaterial error on the voters' roll, in order to prevent disenfranchisement of registrants whose registration details might have errors The ZEC should consider posting voters' rolls outside inspection centres to allow for public scrutiny for removal of ineligible voters' by reason of non-residence The ZEC should avail the electronic final voters' roll that will be used on Election Day in order to build confidence amongst stakeholders 70 FINAL REPORT OF THE 2018 VOTERS' ROLL AUDIT