Mission Secondary School, in Masvingo North Constituency, the correct voters’ roll was
delivered on the evening of the third day since the commencement of the voters’ inspection,
thus all the voters that turned up at that inspection center were turned away during the first
three days.
ZESN received reports of some Inspection officers who were not applying the regulations
uniformly. At some centres registrants would sign after checking their names on the voters’
roll, at some centres registrants were not signing and at some centers inspection officers
were writing that the registrant had availed themselves for registration. For instance at
Zengeza East at the Aquatic Complex, registrants were not signing after confirming their
details on the voter register.
Inconsistencies regarding the list of inspection Centers
ZESN notes with concern that there is a variance of over 1,000 centers between the
publicized inspection centers and the centers that the ZEC Chairperson announced during a
meeting with stakeholders on 7 May 2018. To allay stakeholder fears there is need for ZEC to
release an updated list of inspection centers that include all the centers. Currently the ZEC
website has a list of inspection centers totaling 9,425 as opposed to 10,807 which was
reported in the Herald edition of 19 May 2018
Recommendations:
1. There is need for ZEC head office to provide clarity to provincial and district officers on
the validity of BVR accreditation cards.
2. There is need for greater publicity regarding the online and SMS platforms that ZEC has
availed to allow for voters to check the accuracy of their registration details.
3. ZEC need to sustain its voter education efforts to ensure that voters are aware of the
various platforms that are available for them to inspect the accuracy of the registration
details.
PROMOTING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN ZIMBABWE
ZESN Chairperson Mr Andrew Makoni: +263772234891
ZESN Director Mrs Rindai Chipfunde Vava: +263712415902
zesn2011@zesn.net, info@zesn.net
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