Extract from Electoral Act Consolidated as at 28 May 2018 [http://www.veritaszim.net/node/2424]
FOURTH SCHEDULE (Sections 40B, 46, 133G, 160A and 191)
ELECTORAL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES AND
OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
[Schedule substituted by s 36 of Act No. 6 of 2018]
ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS1
Paragraph
Preamble.
1. Purpose of Code.
2. General principles.
3. Application.
4. Public commitment.
5. Prohibited conduct: politically-motivated violence or intimidation.
6. Prohibited conduct: other prohibited acts.
7. Conduct during polling period.
8. Announcement of result of election.
9. Respect for media and journalists.
10. Role of women.
11. Compliance – political parties.
12. Compliance – Multiparty Liaison Committees.
13. Compliance – Enforcement of the Electoral Act and other relevant legislation.
14. Duty to co-operate.
Preamble
This Code is contained in the Fourth Schedule of the Electoral Act of Zimbabwe. All political
parties, members, supporters, candidates as well as all individuals, organisations and associations that
are formally or informally associated with political parties or that formally or informally conduct
political activities, in particular traditional leaders, security and law enforcement officials, public
servants and civil society organisations, are expected to abide by this Code during the electoral process.
The electoral process includes but is not limited to voter registration, inspection, voter education,
nomination, delimitation, voting, counting, tabulation, transmission and announcement of results. In
reference to Sections 158 and 159 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, the Code starts applying 12 months
before the earliest possible polling date of a general election and for the 90 days before a by-election
caused by a vacancy or a general election required by the dissolution of Parliament.
Purpose of Code
1. The purpose of this Code is to promote conditions that are conducive to free and fair elections
and a climate of tolerance in which electioneering activity may take place without fear or coercion,
intimidation or reprisals.
General principles
2.(1) The legitimacy of a government borne out of democratic multi-party political activity rests
on the following principles—
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This table of contents was not in the Schedule as originally enacted, but has been inserted by Veritas to assist
readers.