constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Sep 2013, 21:48 PART 2 ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION 238 Establishment and composition of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (1) There is a commission to be known as Zimbabwe Electoral Commission consisting of-(a) a chairperson appointed by the President after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission and the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders; and (b) eight other members appointed by the President from a list of not fewer than twelve nominees submitted by the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders. (2) The chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must be a judge or former judge or a person qualified for appointment as a judge. (3) If the appointment of a chairperson to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is not consistent with a recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, the President must cause the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders to be informed as soon as practicable. (4) Members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must be Zimbabwean citizens and chosen for their integrity and experience and for their competence in the conduct of affairs in the public or private sector. (5) Members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission are appointed for a six-year term and may be re-appointed for one such further term, but no person may be appointed to or serve on the Commission after he or she has been a member for one or more periods, whether continuous or not, that amount to twelve years. 239 Functions of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has the following functions-(a) to prepare for, conduct and supervise-(i) elections to the office of President and to Parliament; (ii) elections to provincial and metropolitan councils and the governing bodies of local authorities; (iii) elections of members of the National Council of Chiefs established by section 285; and (iv) referendums; (iv) and to ensure that those elections and referendums are conducted efficiently, freely, fairly, transparently and in accordance with the law; (b) to supervise elections of the President of the Senate and the Speaker and to ensure that those elections are conducted efficiently and in accordance with the law; (c) to register voters; (d) to compile voters' rolls and registers; (e) to ensure the proper custody and maintenance of voters' rolls and registers; (f) to delimit constituencies, wards and other electoral boundaries; (g) to design, print and distribute ballot papers, approve the form of and procure ballot boxes, and establish and operate polling centres; (h) to conduct and supervise voter education; (i) to accredit observers of elections and referendums; Zimbabwe 2013 Page 100