ZESN Report on the 31 July 2013 Harmonised Elections
ineffective.
Clause 2.1.10 Challenge of
election result is provided
for in the law of the land.
Clause 4. 1.2 Conducive
environment for free, fair
and peaceful elections
Clause 4. 1.3 Nondiscrimination in voter
registration.
Clause 4. 1.4 Existence of
updated and accessible
voters roll
While challenge of
election results is
available in the law, the
process needs to be
accessible and the
requirement for
US$10,000 deposit
makes the process
inaccessible. In addition,
the process needs to be
presided by a neutral
judiciary system.
While there was no
overt violence, there
were under-currents
of intimidation in rural
areas. Citizens in rural
areas were instructed
to “vote wisely��� or
suffer as they did in
the June 2008 election
run-off.
Voter registration was
characterized by a ruralurban bias where rural
residents found it easy
to register while the
burden of registration
was higher on urban
residents.
While the voters’ roll
existed, stakeholders
were unable to access
on time especially in its
electronic form.
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