2. The question of democratic, regular, free and fair elections The question of democratic elections in Zimbabwe is a pertinent one. Elections in Zimbabwe have been characterized by political violence, intimidation and vote rigging. The following have been the key challenges regarding elections in Zimbabwe;  The ruling party enjoys exclusive access to state media while the opposition does not have such access.  Ruling party supporters intimidate and execute violence upon members of the opposition while the police and the attorney general fail to arrest and prosecute such perpetrators of violence and intimidation.  The process of voter registration is generally complicated.  Voter registration is managed by the Registrar General’s Office, of which the registrar general is a presidential appointee, thereby casting doubt on his independence and impartiality.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for accrediting election observers and there has been a tendency of inviting observers only from those countries and organisations that are sympathetic to the ruling party. The observers accredited are usually biased and therefore lack objectivity.  There are delays in the resolution of electoral disputes.  The leadership of the military utter partisan political statements, warning the electorate against voting for any party other than ZANU PF.  Military personnel are often deployed to mobilise votes for ZANU PF.  Members of the opposition are often incarcerated or threatened with trumped up criminal charges prior or just after the elections. The table below examines whether and how the COPAC draft constitution seeks to address the above mentioned challenges Electoral challenge The ruling party enjoys exclusive access to state media while the opposition does not have such access How the COPAC draft seeks to Remarks address the challenge  Section 4.16 (4) of the draft’s bill of rights requires state media to be impartial and afford fair opportunity for the presentation of The COPAC draft provides mechanisms which the opposition parties can rely on to legally claim the right to disseminate information through 10