Chigumba Speech
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- Jul 13, 2018
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- Elections
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Brief by the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to Local and Foreign observers for the 2018 Harmonised Elections at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) 13 July 2018.
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- Nov 9, 2018
ZIMBABWE 1980 Elections report
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- Date recorded
- Feb 14, 1980
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- Elections
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This report outlines the purpose of elections, characteristics of Parliament, electoral system,transitory provisions, general political considerations and conduct of elections. It also showed the distribution of members of the house of assembly according to their professional category, distribution of seats in the senate, distribution of House of Assembly members according to sex and according to age group.
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- Feb 11, 2019
2005 Parliamentary Elections
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- Date recorded
- Mar 31, 2005
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- Elections
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The 2005 Parliamentary elections represented an important improvement on the 2000 and 2002 elections in that the elections were performed in a peaceful environment without state-controlled violence. Despite this notable improvement from previous elections, the Parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe failed to meet some key internationally recognised election standards.
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- Feb 11, 2019
Zimbabwe June 2000 Elections
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- Jun 24, 2000
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- Elections
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This is the first in the series of Special Reports issued by the Research Unit of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. It displaced the original proposal to deal with gender and constitutional issues. This change was necessitated by the wave of lawlessness which resulted in massive human rights abuses during most of 2000.
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- Feb 11, 2019
2008 Elections
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- Date recorded
- Mar 29, 2008
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- Elections
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On March 29, 2008, Zimbabwe held presidential, parliamentary and local elections. Months later, the country’s political future remains uncertain. For the first time since independence, the ruling party has lost its majority in the National Assembly. After a month of rising tensions, the results of the presidential race were belatedly announced on May 2.
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- Feb 11, 2019
Political Violence report 2008
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- Date recorded
- Dec 1, 2008
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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In this report for 2008,there are certain trends and characteristics which have been attendant on the incidents reported to the Human rights Forum which rebut the denial of ZANU PF that in most instances the violence that was reported was between over zealous youths and villagers.
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- Feb 11, 2019
Zimbabwe 2013 elections
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- Date recorded
- Jul 31, 2013
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- Elections
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This report provides a thorough analysis primarily of the technical aspects of the elections, complementing the observer reports that have been published by other organisations.
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- Feb 11, 2019
Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry 18 DEC 18
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- Date recorded
- Aug 1, 2018
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- Elections
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Zimbabwe held itsnationalelections on the 30th of July 2018. The electoral process was generally peaceful until the 1st of August 2018, when many demonstrators took to the streets of Harare demanding the immediate release of the election results. These events, particularly those that occurred within Harare’s Central Business District (CBD), resulted in the death of six (6) people, injury of thirty-five (35), and massive damage to properties.
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- Feb 11, 2019
EU Election Observers Final Report Zimbabwe 2018
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- Aug 1, 2018
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- Elections
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This report contains the findings of the EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) on the Harmonised Elections 2018. The electoral commission lacked full independence and appeared to not always act in an impartial manner. The final results as announced by the Electoral Commission contained numerous errors and lacked adequate traceability, transparency and verifiability.
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- Feb 11, 2019
Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry 18 DEC 18
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- Date recorded
- Aug 1, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Riots
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The report includes Findings and recommendations by the Commission following the 1 August 2018 events.
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- Feb 11, 2019
Report on the Post elections violations
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- Date recorded
- Aug 1, 2018
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- Elections
- Trauma
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This is the first report by the consortium which covers the period 1 to 9 August 2018. A total of 199 violations were documented from 1 to 9 August 2018.
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- Feb 14, 2019
Political and historical context of elections 2
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This briefing paper reviews the political and historical context of the Zimbabwean election with a view of determining the contribution of this past to the electoral outcomes. We hypothesize that the 2018 electoral outcome will be a function of its immediate past and the broader national historical context.
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- Feb 18, 2019
Zimbabwe political violence & elections
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- Date recorded
- Apr 30, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Riots
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This report focuses on how Zimbabwe has an unenviable reputation for being the most politically violent country in Southern Africa, certainly since the civil wars ended in Angola and Mozambique, and the independence of Namibia and South Africa.
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- Feb 18, 2019
2013 ZLHR Pre election report
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 2013
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
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The harmonised elections set for 31 July 2013 remain perhaps the most significant yet contested polls in the history of Zimbabwe. Not only has the timing of the actual poll been uncertain, but the polls are also approaching at a time when the curtains are coming down on the embattled Inclusive Government (IG) that was akin to a love-hate relationship amongst the three main political parties represented in Parliament.
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- Feb 19, 2019
ZPP August MMR 2018
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- Aug 31, 2018
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- Elections
- Riots
- Trauma
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Picking up the pieces in the aftermath of the elections
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- Feb 19, 2019
ZPP April MMR 2015
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- Date recorded
- Apr 30, 2015
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Trauma
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This report covers recorded incidents of civil and political rights violations from the ten provinces of Zimbabwe for the month of April 2015. The report also highlights the food situation in the provinces and focuses on how food and other aid continue to be used as a political tool.
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- Feb 19, 2019
Electoral Petition to the Parliament of Zimbabwe
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- Dec 3, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The Petitioners beseech the Parliament of Zimbabwe to consider and pass the relevant legislation that give life to tenets of the 2013 Constitution.
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- Feb 20, 2019
National Dialogue must result in comprehensive electoral and political reforms ZESN
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- Date recorded
- Feb 7, 2019
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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ZESN strongly believes that the pathway to the next election should be defined by a comprehensive electoral and political reforms process established and implemented by all key stakeholders.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Ten Point Plan Document
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- Date recorded
- Jun 30, 2018
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- Elections
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Government needs to immediately align all electoral laws with the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTORAL AMENDMENT ACT OF 28 MAY 2018
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- May 28, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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On 28 May 2018, another Electoral Amendment Act was passed and the 2018 Election date was announced thereafter. Consequently, as a result of the announcement of the Election day as 30 July 2018, any amendments to the Electoral Act that happen after the proclamation do not apply to the 2018 elections, but other future elections.
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- Feb 20, 2019
ZESN’S COMMENT ON THE ZEC BVR PROVISIONAL STATISTICS
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- Mar 23, 2018
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- Elections
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Following several requests by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network ZESN and other stakeholders for Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to release data, on the numbers of voters registered disaggregated by province and gender, the ZEC published the Biometric Voter Registration BVR data on its website in March 2018.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Free and fair elections
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- Date recorded
- Mar 28, 2018
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- Elections
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The paper has guidelines on what constitutes free and fair elections.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
ZESN Projections Population by Ward Gender 18 December 2017 Final 11
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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The overarching objective of the report is to provide ZESN and interested stakeholders with ward based comprehensive scientific data on population dynamics for 2018.
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- Feb 20, 2019
ZESN 2018 Population Projections for Zimbabweans Aged 18
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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As Zimbabwe readies itself for the new polling station based and biometric voter registration for the 2018 harmonised elections, it is imperative that efforts and resources are channelled towards ensuring that all eligible voters are registered so that they are able to vote come 2018.
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- Feb 20, 2019
ZESN analysis of the Electoral Amendment Bill
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- Date recorded
- Sep 18, 2017
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- Elections
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A closer scrutiny of this Bill shows that it largely mirrors a law passed a week earlier, through the gazetting of Statutory Instrument (SI) 117/2017, on the 15th of September 2017, through the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act. The Bill is meant to eventually substitute the SI given that laws promulgated via the use of presidential powers do not have shelf life beyond six months.
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- Feb 20, 2019
ZESN Review of the Electoral Voter Registration Regulations
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- Date recorded
- Jul 21, 2017
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- Elections
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The review is juxtaposing the content of the promulgated regulations against the draft regulations, in light of the submissions made to ZEC by ZESN. More specifically the review analyses the extent to which written recommendations made by ZESN have been incorporated into the promulgated regulations.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Policy Brief Enhancing Transparency in Zimbabwe’s Electoral Processes
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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This policy brief intends to inform and advise on how to improve transparencyin electoral processes in particular the voter registration, voting and resultsmanagement processes. Transparency is a key principle for credible and democratic elections.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Policy Brief Reclaiming Public Media ahead of 2018 Elections
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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There are dislocations between the progressive Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013) and the laws that were crafted underthe Lancaster House Constitution, whichthe government of Zimbabwe is reluctant to repeal and replace with democratic legislation. This has perpetuated the restrictive environment within which the Zimbabwean media operates.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Policy Brief A Call for Alignment of Laws with the Constitution
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This paper contains a framework to guide lobby and advocacy efforts with parliamentarians, policy makers and other critical stakeholders such as ZEC.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Enhancing Understanding of BVR In Zimbabwe
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- Jan 31, 2018
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- Elections
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The paper contains the definition of BVR, What BVR is not, Advantages and Risk of BVR as well as ZESN's position on BVR.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Lessons from Kenya Article 1
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- Jan 31, 2017
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- Elections
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Recently, ZESN observed the Mass Voter Registration process in Kenya, where Kenyans were registering using the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system which Zimbabwe is about to adopt for the 2018 Elections. The learning missions to Kenya was an eye opener especially given that Kenya was doing the BVR exercise for the second time before a major election having done BVR prior to their 2013 elections.
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- Feb 20, 2019
2018 or 2023 Summary of opinions on delimitation in Zimbabwe
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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Delimitation is the process of redistricting of constituencies for the purposes of elections. It divides the country into constituencies and wards for the purposes of elections of persons to constituency seats in the National Assembly and of councillors to local authorities. In Zimbabwe, the process is carried out in terms of sections 160 and 161 of the latest Constitution (2013).
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- Feb 20, 2019
DELIMITATION OF BOUNDARIES IN ZIMBABWE IN 2022
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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This report highlights that The process of delimitation of electoral boundaries remains critical to any electoral outcome in Zimbabwe. In the past, this process has not been conducted in a timely and transparent manner.
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- Feb 20, 2019
DELIMITATION OF BOUNDARIES IN ZIMBABWE IN 2018
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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The purpose of this policy brief is to discuss the timing of the process of delimitation of electoral boundaries. It articulates why it is more desirable to have the delimitation exercise before the 2018 elections.
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- Feb 20, 2019
ZESN Paper on ZEC Voter Registration Regulations
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- Date recorded
- Nov 30, 2016
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- Elections
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ZESN reiterates that the ability to exercise the democratic right to vote is premised on the respect for principles of democratic electoral processes upholding the key tenets of democracy such as inclusivity, comprehensiveness, transparency and accountability.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Lessons from Uganda Biometric Voter Registration
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2016
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- Elections
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On February 18, Rindai Chipfunde Vava went to Uganda to observe the presidential and parliamentary elections there. This was the first election to be held using the biometric voter registration (BVR) system in Uganda.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Critical steps in implementation of bvr
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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ZESN is calling for transparency in the various stages of the deployment of BVR system in Zimbabwe. The continued silence regarding the steps being taken in the adoption and implementation of the BVR system apart from print media pronouncements is particularly worrying.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 311
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- Dec 31, 2009
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- Elections
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The report highlights that the independence of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (hereafter, “the Commission”) is a critical issue in the management and conduct of elections. It has the role of the umpire in the elections and for that reason must exercise its powers fairly and impartially treating each contestant equally and without fear or favour.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 310
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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ZESN emphasizes on liberalising the broadcast media to assist the voters in making informed decisions.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 309
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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The paper is about broadening and securing postal and special voting. There are ways to vote for persons who cannot be present personally in their constituencies and wards on the designated voting days. The more traditional way is Postal Voting and the second is Special Voting.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 308
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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The publication states that the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections and Election Observation Missions (2004) are designed to set out minimum standards that Member Countries should ideally adhere to in the conduct of elections and election observation. The fundamental weakness of the Guidelines is that they do not have full legal force and are not mandatory.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 304
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- Sep 20, 2011
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Election Support Network sent a 15 member mission to observe Zambia‘s tripartite elections held on the 20th of September 2011. The objectives of the mission were multifaceted and included; to observe the Zambia’s electoral processes, to explore and understand civil society initiatives within and around the electoral process.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 301
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- Dec 31, 2010
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- Elections
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Electoral Law must Prohibit state officials' Public statements threatening free and fair elections.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 300
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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A report on Opportunity and Risk in the proposed Polling station based Voters' Roll.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 273
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- Date recorded
- Sep 15, 2010
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- Elections
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The month under review saw elections remain high on the political agenda as evidence by various media reports on Zimbabwe’s readiness for elections and the subsequent instruction by President Mugabe to “budget for elections in 2011”. This update is informed by observations from the chosen constituencies and broadly captures national political developments in September 2010.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 257
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- Date recorded
- Jan 31, 2008
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- Elections
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Electoral Reform Programs
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 251
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- Date recorded
- Oct 31, 2009
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- Elections
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This is a paper on the funding of political parties in Zimbabwe. The financing of political parties is generally considered to be one of the critical factors for the success of multiparty democracy.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 248
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2009
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Election Support Network has proposed a series of further reforms to the electoral laws of Zimbabwe. However while all of these changes should be put in place prior to the holding of impending byelections and the constitutional referendum, time may not allow passage of some of these reforms. Accordingly, this paper seeks to prioritize the reforms that should be adopted, firstly for the by-elections and secondly for the constitutional referendum.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 247
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- Dec 31, 2009
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- Elections
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Summary of strengths and weaknesses of Electoral Systems and recommendations for further strengthening.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 242 (1)
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2015
- Category
- Elections
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This Report is about special Voting procedures and how Zimbabwe is going to implement them.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 221
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- Date recorded
- Jul 31, 2008
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- Elections
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A report on the National Workshop on Conflict management Mechanism and the Recommendations.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 138 (1)
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- Date recorded
- Nov 28, 2007
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- Elections
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The report highlights that the effectiveness of any electoral reforms depends on how the electoral laws are applied and enforced in practice. Legislation alone cannot prevent malpractices. The best remedies against them are an impartial, efficient and active Electoral Commission; rigorous observation and monitoring of all stages of the electoral process; and impartial and professional enforcement of the laws by law enforcement agencies.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 127 (1)
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- Date recorded
- Aug 14, 2007
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- Elections
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Zimbabwe: A culture of electoral fraud, a paper presented by ZESN at the Zambia SADC Summit 13-14 August 2007.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 108 (1)
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2009
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- Elections
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The Role of Parliament in Electoral Reform. Parliament plays an important role in the enactment of the electoral laws, which seek to capture the peoples’ hopes, wishes and aspirations.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 113
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- Date recorded
- Aug 30, 2006
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- Elections
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This Report is an attempt to contribute to the debate not so much to stir the debate further but to clarify issues by more objectively but critically looking at the merits and demerits of the proposal.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 122 (1)
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2009
- Category
- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
- Women
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This paper advocates that election observation should take note of the issue of gender equality in electoral processes. Women’s full and equal participation and the integration of gender perspectives into all levels of the electoral processes enhance democratic practices in elections and for this reason, election observer missions should be prepared to render an election not free and fair on the basis of significant transgressions of the electoral rights of women.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 123 (1)
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2007
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- Elections
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The report is about Managing Election related Conflicts in Zimbabwe. Often some of these conflicts have degenerated into outright physical confrontations in the form of military surges genocides and other forms of physical conflict capable of killing or maiming those caught up in the conflict.
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- Feb 20, 2019
Publication 124 (1)
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2005
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- Elections
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The Real Crisis In Zimbabwe, paper presented by Jealousy Mawarire (ZESN) Research Officer, at PEPSA Workshop in Blantyre, Malawi.
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2019
ZESN Annual report 2010
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- Date recorded
- Dec 31, 2010
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- Elections
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This year ZESN celebrated 10 years of not just existence but of service to this country in the quest for free and fair elections.The year 2010 was generally peaceful largely due to some level of political tolerance brought about by the GNU.
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- Feb 22, 2019
A CRITICAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF ZIMBABWE’S ELECTORAL AMENDMENT BILL, 2011
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- Dec 31, 2011
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This is a review by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (“ZESN”) of the proposed amendments to Zimbabwe’s legislation on the management and conduct of elections in the country. The Electoral Amendment Bill, 2011 (hereafter, “the Bill”) seeks to amend the Electoral Act (Chapter 2: 13) (hereafter, “the Act”).
- Date added
- Feb 22, 2019