 community interest between registered voters  existing boundaries, in case of first delimitation  population 4.1.3 Production and finalisation of delimitation report The current legal framework has extended the interval between delimitation processes from five to ten years. Voting areas may need to be redrawn periodically because of population changes or changes to administrative or electoral boundaries. For example, it may be necessary to redraw a voting area if the area's population has grown too large for a single polling site or, alternatively, if the voting area has lost population and it is no longer cost effective to keep the polling site operational. Many countries redraw voting areas on a regular basis while some countries redraw voting areas on an ad hoc basis, whenever the voting areas become too large or too small. Ten years may be a very long time for the redrawing of boundaries in Zimbabwe given the push and pull factors that cause regular voluntary or involuntary movement of people within and outside the country. Over the years, there has been population migration from rural to urban areas and vice versa due to a number of factors. This has been caused by political and economic factors as people seek greener pastures or flee political violence. Be that as it may, delimitation has not taken place within the set timeframe in the past. There is a need for ZEC to ensure that delimitation is carried out at the set intervals to avoid the development of population inequities29 in the different wards and constituencies. The Constitution does not make it a requirement for ZEC to take into consideration other features such as availability of transport given that some constituencies in Zimbabwe do not have good road networks or availability of a suitable venue for a voting station. Further, other factors such as race, ethnic and tribal background are not a factor. Nevertheless, the Constitution does acknowledge community interest as a factor, which may ensure that the representativeness principle is achieved. 29 Ace p 10 12 | P a g e