election. These issues could be resolved by the First Respondent publishing standard operating procedures relating to the sealing of electoral papers which clarify the proper procedure and ensure that voters rolls, ballot papers, tallies of votes and other electoral papers are sealed in such a way that they may be made available for checking for the purposes of electoral challenges. 47. In that respect, the Applicants will move for a declaratory order that in terms of section 3 (2) (g), section 156 (a) section 233 (d) and section 239 (a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and section 3 of the Electoral Act, there is a legal duty on the First Respondent to publish the standard operating procedures relating to the sealing and storage of voters rolls, ballot papers, tallies of votes and other electoral papers, which also ensure that such electoral papers are available for checking for the purposes of electoral challenges in terms of the electoral law. Publication of information on voter education exercises to carried out by the First Respondent 48. I contend that the First Respondent has a duty to provide adequate, accurate and unbiased voter education in terms of the Electoral Act. Specifically, the Electoral Act provides that the First 21

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