ZANU-PF. 31.01.18 ZESN received reports that in Matabeleland Mguza District and Bulawayo, North one ZANU-PF man came to the centre with many people who registered using the same address. 23 The Matter was brought to the attention of the Provincial election officer who promised to investigate and inform ZESN of his findings. 31.01.18 At Kuwadzana 2 high school Kuwadzana people are turned away if they arrive after 15.00 hours despite the fact that the centre closes at 17.00hours. The center is manned by just one ZEC registration official who utilises the 1.5 hours remaining after 15.00 hours to attend to those people in the queue. 38 ZESN wrote to ZEC requesting for an additional kit and manpower to be deployed to this center. Additional Comments 1. The incidents recorded in the table above have been reported by ZESN observers deployed ongoing voter registration Mop up exercise. 2. All observer accreditation cards were endorsed by ZEC to be valid for the period 6 October to 14 December 2018. However ZEC intended for the same accreditation cards to be valid until after the voters’ roll inspection period. Unfortunately it appears as if this official position has not been communicated to all ZEC district officials hence some of them are denied accredited observers entry into registration centres believing that the accreditation cards have expired. ZESN has had to intervene by speaking with the ZEC Provincial and District Officials to have this and similar issues resolved. 3. Intimidation in the form of recording of serial numbers on registration slips has been the most prevalent electoral malpractice that has been reported during the BVR mop up exercise. ZESN continues to bring reports of the same to the attention of ZEC and the Human Rights Commission for them to institute independent investigations. Consequently ZEC has issues a formal statement denouncing this practice and warning that electoral offenders would be arrested. 77