8 to facilitate voting by people with disabilities and special needs Ballot papers Section 239(g) design, print and distribute ballot papers Voting  This provision ensures that nomination for people with disabilities office is exclusionary as others who are not registered in such organisations are not able to nominate, this violates the right to freedom of association stipulated in section 58 of the Constitution. Section 52A Requires ZEC to ensure that the number of ballot papers printed for any election does not exceed by more than 10% the number of registered voters eligible to vote in the election.  This is a progressive as it conforms to best practices. In addition in the interests of transparency this section should be expanded to include the need for a bidding process for the printing of ballot papers to ensure that all interested parties are satisfied as to the integrity of the process. Section 126 Removes requirement that ZEC must remove the name of a deceased or withdrawn candidate from a ballot paper after it has been printed.  While it may not be possible to remove the name of a deceased candidate from the ballot paper, all reasonable steps must be taken to ensure that voters in the area concerned are made aware of the death of a candidate. Section 56 Removes the proviso that if the name of the voter did not appear on the ward voters roll he or she shall be entitled to vote upon production of a voters registration certificate issued to him or her; and proof of identity.  It also further provides that voters can decline to vote in a particular election where two or more elections are being conducted at the same time.  Section 56(1a) States that every voter is entitled to vote for a constituency representative or councillor at the polling station he/she is registered at a by-election  This removal of the provision that voters whose names did not appear on the voters roll could use voter registration slips or identity cards to vote is necessary given the many instances in which they were used to vote multiple times in the 2013 elections. There is scope for voters to pick and choose which elections to participate in where there are 2 or more being conducted simultaneously is also a welcome development, provided that there are sufficient safeguards to ensure that the declined ballot papers are accounted for. Clarifies that voting during by elections will be done at polling station where one is registered. Section 56(3) Provides that (unless directed by ZEC) the presiding officer shall require an applicant for a ballot paper to produce his or her voters registration certificate or proof of identity and if the voter’s name appears on the ward voters roll and it is clear that they have not voted, they are given ballot papers and the elections officer may mark their certificate or identity card accordingly  This provision may be a safeguard to prevent double voting. However it may cause challenges if election officers insist on inspecting a voter registration certificate as some voters may have lost these. Section 59 Removes requirement for an electoral officer to witness how a visually impaired person votes.  Section required To provide for voting of people in prison on voting day.  This will assist in protecting the secrecy of the vote for blind voters. However, it would be more desirable to provide template ballots or tactile ballots which blind voters can use to vote by themselves, unassisted in line with the progressive realisation of the rights of the disabled in section 83 of the Constitution. There must be provision for voting for people in prison as provided in other countries. Prisoners must at the very least be allowed to vote for Section 156 Conduct of elections and referendums