6. The Second Respondent is the ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF
ZIMBABWE N.O cited herein in his capacity as the chief legal
advisor to the Government of Zimbabwe and its representative in
constitutional matters. His address for service is New Government
Complex, Corner Fourth Street and Central Avenue, Harare.
NATURE OF APPLICATION
7. This is an application for a declaratory order in the terms set out in
the draft order, particularly that in terms of section 156 (a) and
section 239 (a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and section 3 of the
Electoral Act the First Respondent has an obligation to conduct an
election transparently and in terms of section 3 (2) (g) and section
233 (d) of the Constitution which require the First Respondent to
promote transparency in all its operations.
8. In terms of the above provisions that relate to transparency, the
Applicants will seek a declaratory order that the First Respondent
has a legal duty to make available for public scrutiny all its standard
operating procedures, processes, policies and internal manuals
which relate to the conduct of elections before the 2018 elections;
the names and roles of certain personnel involved in the
administration of the election; the criteria by which it assesses the
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