Table of Contents
1. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 3
2. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK ......................................................................................... 3
2.1. Constitution of Zimbabwe....................................................................................... 4
2.2. SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections ........... 4
2.3. The 2002 Constitutive Act of the African Union (The Constitutive Act): ... 4
2.4. The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Good Governance: .... 4
2.5. African Union Declaration On Principles Governing Democratic
Elections In Africa (2002): ............................................................................................... 5
2.6. Universal Declaration of Human Rights: ............................................................ 5
2.7. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: ..................................... 5
3. MONITORING METHODOLOGY .................................................................................... 5
3.1. Techniques Used....................................................................................................... 6
3.2. Events observed ........................................................................................................ 6
4. KEY FINDINGS................................................................................................................... 6
4.1. General Access to the Voting Processes ........................................................... 7
4.2. The General Election Environment ...................................................................... 8
4.3. Freedoms of Assembly, Association and Expression: Campaigns and
Gatherings .......................................................................................................................... 9
4.5. Missing Names in the Voters Roll....................................................................... 11
4.6. Discord in the voting process ............................................................................. 12
4.7. Inconsistences in voting Procedures (Women’s Quota) .............................. 13
4.8. Vote Buying .............................................................................................................. 14
4.9. Incidences of Violence........................................................................................... 14
4.10. Registration Procedures for Voting ................................................................. 16
4.11. Presence of Uniformed Forces ......................................................................... 17
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