LTOs observed at each IC for two hours on each visit (they could visit the IC more than once during the period) and completed a checklist which was sent in directly to a central database via 3G phone connection. On the last day of inspection, observers returned, the last 2 hours before closing to at least one centre to establish if the total numbers of people missing, added, corrections and objections had been posted outside the IC and to report these figures. Findings The extent of the observation The ZEC set up 10 807 ICs during the entire inspection period, ZESN observers visited a total 909 Inspection centres. This represents 7.4% of the total number of Inspection Centres around the country. 34% of the visits were done in urban areas, 59% rural areas and 7% peri urban. Location of Inspection Centre 3% 34% 56% 7% Urban Peri-urban Rural Remote However, on 108 visits ZESN LTOs were either not granted access into the ICs or were denied information such as the number of people registered at that IC by the inspection officials. This mostly affected LTOs who had not observed the BVR process and therefore did not have ZEC accreditation. In some instances, the inspection officials allowed the LTOs to observe after consultation with their district offices and supervisors. Although some centres called the District ZEC office and were told to allow observers, the officials still refused them entry. The Inspection Process The law provides that every voters’ roll and every consolidated roll shall be a public document and open to inspection by the public, free of charge, during ordinary office hours at the office of the Commission or the registration office where it is kept. The voters’ roll was not posted for inspection outside ICs and people could only check their names by handing their identity documents to the inspection staff. The impact of this is 3