8. RECOMMENDATIONS 8.1 Zimbabwe Electoral Commission 8.1.1 ZEC to strengthen its voter education programmes to dispel myths and misinformation on what happens on polling day. 8.1.2 ZEC should emphasis on secrecy of the ballot when conducting Voter Education campaigns. 8.1.3 Exclusion lists should be minimised and where they are used, they should be explained to election officials during training and also delivered before polling starts. 8.1.4 There is need for ZEC to include the mandate and role of the ZHRC in its training manual in preparation for the next elections. 8.1.5 The ballot papers for future elections should reflect identifiable pictures and ballot papers should be publicised. 8.1.6 To educate the citizens on the effect of registration slips and serial numbers. 8.1.7 To educate the citizens on postal voting. 8.2 Zimbabwe Republic Police 8.2.1 To expedite investigation of all electoral cases reported. 8.2.2 ZRP must be adequately financially resourced in order to execute its duties effectively throughout the whole country. 8.2.3 The ZRP should tighten security at rallies by increasing their presence at venues to reduce electoral malpractice such as partisan food distribution and intimidation. 8.2.4 ZRP to increase awareness and public engagement campaigns around the country in order to regain confidence of communities about their work. 8.2.5 ZRP awareness campaigns should urge the public to report on electoral malpractices or any cases of human rights violations. Page 51 of 55