ZESN Report on the 31 July 2013 Harmonised Elections
(18)
as the people voted during the special vote.
Harare
Glenview North
Harare
Municipality
(30)
Some voters did not see their names in the register and some
were said to have invalid voter registration receipts of 2012
and were referred to command centre. So others went away
and others gave up but it was resolved later to let them vote if
only they had those 2012 receipts.
Harare
Zengeza West
Chitungwiza
Municipality
(7)
People were turned away for being in the wrong ward and their
names not appearing in the voters’ roll
Manicaland
Chimanimani East
Manicaland
Makoni West
There were 4 unauthorized people in the polling station and
when the ZESN supervisor asked the presiding officer why
there were unauthorized people he was told that they were
JOMIC observers and that their T-shirts were equivalent to an
accreditation card and they were not going anywhere because
they were entitled to be there.
Makoni
(25)
RDC
There were unauthorized police officers inside the polling
station during set up and during voting.
Voters needing assistance were not allowed to select a person
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of their choice to help them. The presiding officer and two
police officers assisted those needing help but they would look
at the ballot papers and audibly shout the voters' choices.
Manicaland
Dangamvura-Chikanga
Mutare
Municipality
(18)
There were unauthorized people in the polling station during
voting. A Police officer assaulted by an unknown man who
wanted to vote but did not want to join the queue.
Manicaland
Chimanimani East
Chimanimani
RDC (1)
A voter forgot his Presidential ballot paper on the verification
table. This was discovered when the next voter found himself
with two Presidential Ballots. The voter who had forgotten his
ballot paper later realized that he had not cast Presidential vote
on his way out and came back. He was allowed to cast his
Presidential vote. The issue was resolved.
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