Midlands 351807 46.17 410175 53.83 761982 13.38 3515 86 46.17 4098 88 53.83 7614 74 13.4 0 Matebelelan d South 113736 43.05 150449 56.95 264185 4.64 1137 34 43.05 1504 26 56.95 2641 60 4.65 Total 2622516 46.04 3073190 53.96 5695706 100.0 0 2616 424 46.03 3067 512 53.97 5683 936 100 From field tests conducted, ZESN noted that there was a high level of consistency in entering data of registrants on the voters’ roll. However, ZESN could not locate 8.3% of the sampled respondents because they were not known at given address from the voters’ roll. ZESN would encourage ZEC to post voters’ roll outside ICs to allow for further cleaning as citizens can identify non-residents, the deceased and multiple entries. The voters’ roll which was availed by the ZEC after nomination was not the roll to be used in the elections, as stipulated by the Act. Stakeholders continued to raise concerns with the ZEC concerning the quality and, availing of the voters’ roll. The ZEC availed what it called the final voters’ roll on the 25 July 2018 but there is considerable uncertainty that this was the roll that was used on Election Day. 8 VOTER EDUCATION Voter education in Zimbabwe is provided for in the Constitution and the Electoral Act. Section 239 (h) of the Constitution provides for ZEC to conduct and supervise voter education. Part IXA of the Electoral Act defines voter education as any course or programme of instruction on electoral law and procedure aimed at voters generally, thus limiting the definition to what is more properly regarded as voter information rather than education. Section 40B (1) (b) of the Electoral Act also provides that ZEC must ensure that the voter education provided by others is adequate, accurate, and unbiased. Furthermore, section 40B (3) provides that ZEC “may permit any person to assist it in providing voter education.” ZEC is required by the law to start a programme of voter education within a week of the proclamation of election dates. ZEC accredited 79 organisations to conduct voter education for voter registration. The accreditation was also to cover the election period. Voter education initiatives by CSOs were more visible in 2018 when compared with previous electoral cycles. This is partly attributed to the relaxation of some of the stringent requirements that CSOs needed to meet before permission was granted by the Commission to conduct voter education. The legal framework for voter education was amended to repeal the requirement to disclose sources 49 | P a g e