ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ (i) to have fair and equal access to electronic and print media, both public and private; (ii) to have reasonable access to all material and information necessary for him or her to participate effectively in the election; [Paragraph inserted by s. 4 of Act No. 6 of 2014] (e) voting methods must be simple, accurate, verifiable, secure and transparent. [Paragraph inserted by s. 4 of Act No. 6 of 2014] 4 Interpretation (1) In this Act— “absence”, in relation to the absence of the Chairperson of the Commission, includes absence occasioned by the vacation of the office of the Chairperson; [Definition inserted by Part VI of Schedule to Act No. 3 of 2016] “by-election” means an election to fill a casual vacancy in the membership of the Senate or the National Assembly or in the governing body of a local authority; [Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007 and amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “call”, in relation to an election, means to issue a proclamation referred to in section 38 or a notice in terms of section 39 in relation to that election, as the case may be; [Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “casual or special vacancy”, in relation to a council, means a vacancy referred to in section 32 of the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13] or section 78 of the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15]; [Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “Chief” has the meaning given thereto in the Traditional Leaders Act [Chapter 29:17]; “chief election agent” means the person appointed in terms of section ninety-four as an election agent; “Chief Elections Officer” means the Commission’s Chief Elections Officer appointed in terms of section 9, or any officer of the Commission acting on his or her behalf; [Definition substituted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012] “claim” means a claim to be registered as a voter in a ward or constituency; [Definition substituted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007] “claim form” means the prescribed form of claim for registration as a voter under Part V; “claimant” means a person who presents himself or herself for registration as a voter in terms of subsection (1) of section twenty-four; “Clerk of Parliament” means the Clerk of Parliament appointed in terms of section 154 of the Constitution; [Definition inserted by s. 16 of Act No. 17 of 2007 and amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “Commission” means the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission established by section 238(1) of the Constitution; [Definition substituted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012 and amended by s. 48 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “Commissioner” means a member of the Commission, including the chairperson of the Commission; [Definition substituted by s. 3 of Act No. 3 of 2012] “competent witness” … [Definition repealed by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “constituency” means a constituency into which Zimbabwe is divided or deemed to have been divided in terms of section 160 of the Constitution for the purpose of elections to the National Assembly; [Definition substituted by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014] “constituency candidate” bears the meaning given to that phrase in section 45B; [Definition inserted by s. 5 of Act No. 6 of 2014] 18