ZESN Report on the 31 July 2013 Harmonised Elections
responsibility is to act as a conflict management body during the election. It is mainly an informal way of
resolving conflicts arising out of an election and decisions of the committee are made by consensus. The
committee primarily focuses on disputes and grievances arising from breaches of the Code of Conduct
referred to above.
Below are the major legislative instruments introduced during the life of the GNU in preparation for the
2013 harmonized elections.
The new Constitution of Zimbabwe
Electoral Amendment Act, Act 12 of 2012
Statutory Instrument 69- voter registration requirements
Statutory Instrument 83- Costs of Electoral voters’ roll
Statutory Instrument 84 of 2013-Special Voting and Postal Voting Regulations
Statutory Instrument 85 of 2013 - Amendments to the Electoral Act, including setting the
formula to be
used for the seats that are won using proportional representation; creating ward
structures.
Statutory instrument 86- Proclamation of Election Date by President
Statutory Instrument 87- Results Transmission System
Statutory Instrument 88-Nomination of
Candidates
Statutory Instrument 89- Accreditation of Observers
ELECTION MANAGEMENT
The management of elections in Zimbabwe is mandated to the ZEC. ZEC is responsible for the conduct of
elections for the following:
The Presidency
The National Assembly
The Senate
Local authorities
Provincial councils,
Metropolitan councils
The governing bodies of local authorities
The National Council of Chiefs
The ZEC is also charged with supervising elections for the President of the Senate and the Speaker;
registering voters, compiling voters’ rolls and registers, ensuring the proper custody and maintenance of
the rolls, the delimitation of electoral boundaries and the establishment and operation of polling
centres, including procurement of all the electoral materials to be used therein. It is the commission’s
responsibility to conduct and supervise voter education and to accredit observers for elections and
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