characterised by an inaccurate/erroneous and incomplete voters’ rolls that has affected the credibility of previous electoral processes and outcomes. Clause 6 7|Page Recommendation ZEC must produce a clean, comprehensive and accurate voters’ roll containing names of all registered voters, in accordance with section 155 and section 67 of the Constitution that guarantee the right to vote for all citizens. This amendment epitomises the rushed and often clumsy way amendments to the Electoral Act have been done along the years. This amendment should have been dealt with given that the Electoral Act has already been amended at least thrice after the enactment of the 2013 Constitution. The reference to abolished posts should at least have been easily addressed by now, given the clear language of the Constitution on the role of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to run elections. However, the amendments should be applauded to the extent they align the Electoral Act with the Constitution. The clause seeks to effect some ‘minor and consequential Amendments’ to the Electoral Act, by removing references to abolished posts of "Registrar-General of Voters and "constituency Recommendations. registrars". The State should still consider a comprehensive, all-inclusive process of amending the Electoral Act to address all gaps and inconsistences to the Constitution that still remain within the Electoral laws. ZESN has produced previous policy papers on areas of the Electoral Act requiring amendments. By focussing the latest amendments on the registration process only, another opportunity to align the Act with the Constitution has been missed and this may come back to haunt the national election expected in under a year from now AN ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL ©ZESN 2017