4.2 The Administrative Framework ......................................................................................................16 4.2.1 More and Sufficient Voter Education ....................................................................................16 4.2.2 BVR Process: More ―Speedǁ in Registration and Ablution Facilities at BVR Points............................................................................................................................19 4.3 Voters' Roll Transparency................................................................................................................ 23 4.4 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................23 5. ELECTION DAY .....................................................................................................................................24 5.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................24 5.2 Analysis of the Election Day Processes ..........................................................................................25 5.2.1 Opening and Closing of Polling Stations ..............................................................................25 5.2.2 Ballot Boxes .........................................................................................................................26 5.2.3 Voting Materials ....................................................................................................................27 5.2.4 Time Taken by Voters to be Cleared to Vote and to Cast their Ballots..................................28 5.2.5 Voters' Identification and Registration Documents ...............................................................29 5.2.6 Assisted Voting......................................................................................................................30 5.2.7 Marking of Voters with Indelible Ink ....................................................................................32 5.2.8 Flow of Voting Process..........................................................................................................32 5.2.9 Political Campaigns or Regalia within the Vicinity of Polling Stations ..............................33 5.2.10 Queuing Voters after 7.00pm................................................................................................ 34 5.3 Count Observation Process ..............................................................................................................35 5.3.1 State of Ballot Boxes after Voting.........................................................................................35 5.3.2 Checking Ballot Paper Serial Numbers before Counting......................................................36 5.3.3 Time taken Between Closing of Polling and Counting ........................................................38 5.3.4 Presence of Political Party Polling Agents during the Counting ..........................................38 5.3.5 Continuous Presence of Observers during the Counting ......................................................39 5.3.6. Declaration of Results ...........................................................................................................40 5.3.7. Critical Incidents ...................................................................................................................40 5.3.8 Announcement of the 2018 Harmonized Election Results ...................................................42 6. POST-ELECTION ................................................................................................................................... 42 6.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 42 6.2. Post-Election Scenarios....................................................................................................................42 6.2.1. August 1 2018 Shooting of Civilians in Harare Central Business District ..........................42 6.2.2 The Commission of Inquiry to Inquire into the Post Election Violence that took place on 1 August 2018 in Zimbabwe ..........................................................................43 6.2.3 The 2018 Harmonized Election Petition for Presidential Results.........................................44 6.2.4 Cases of Post 2018 Harmonized Election Scenarios.............................................................44 7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................45 8. OVERALL CONCLUSION .....................................................................................................................49 9. REFERENCES .........................................................................................................................................51 x