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 23 | P a g e