ZESN Report on the 31 July 2013 Harmonised Elections Mash West Norton Norton Town Council (1) During the morning people were allowed to vote with voters slip only when their names were not appearing in the voters roll. An instruction from the command centre was given not to allow them and they were later turned away. Mash West Chinhoyi Chinhoyi Municipality (15) Some ZANU PF supporters after voting started threatening people and writing people's names to see who has voted from which polling station in case they do not win. There were escorted away by police. Mash West Kariba Kariba Municipality (1) A person believed to be mentally disturbed came into the polling station making noise, the polling officers managed to locate his name on the voters roll and he managed to vote and he left. No assistance was given to him to make his vote. Mash West Zvimba North Zvimba (30) People were being assisted by presiding officers and not allowed their own people, there were not given the option to use their own people. Masvingo Bikita West Bikita RDC (9) Between 7 and 9am at Fambidzanai Primary school there were people outside the polling station saying they were assisting people who were not able to write. The party agents complained to the presiding officer then he advised people to come with people of their choice. Masvingo Chivi South Chivi RDC (27) At Nyahombe Primary school 2 people were not allowed to vote because their I.D's were not clear. However, with the assistant of the Polling Agents they managed to vote. Mat South Gwanda South Mat South Gwanda North Gwanda RDC (9) Voters were not allowed to choose people of their choice to assist them during voting. Towards the end of the day the presiding officer allowed the voters to choose people of their choice. Mat South Umzingwane Umzingwane RDC (17) Suspending voting: ZEC official came with names from special voting for them to be cancelled from the voters roll. Officials suspended voting and voting commenced after this was done. Mat South Bulilima West Bulilima (11) Voters needing assistance were not allowed to select a person of their choice to help them, instead, the presiding officer, ZRP RDC Voters needing assistance were not allowed to select a person of their choice. They were being assisted by three police officers, the presiding officer and a polling officer. RDC 86 | P a g e