ZESN - Promoting Democratic Elections in Zimbabwe
MDC Alliance had agents at 100% of the
polling stations where ZESN observed in
Bulawayo Metropolitan province and Harare
Metropolitan province. ZANU PF had agents
at 100% of polling stations in Harare
Metropolitan, Manicaland, Mashonaland East,
Masvingo and Midlands provinces where
ZESN had observers. The PRC had the highest
concentration of agents in Bulawayo
Metropolitan province with other parties
having at least agent in Bulawayo
Metropolitan province. Figure 16 shows the
distribution of the presence of political party
agents by province.
Figure 16: Distribution of the Presence of Agents by Province
Distribution of the presence of Agents by Province
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where ZESN had observers, no one was allowed to
vote without having their voting identification
documents checked.
The following data shows how the voting process
unfolded:
At 41% of the polling stations where ZESN had
observers, between one and five people were
turned away and not allowed to vote. This was
occasioned by cases such as lack of identification
document and also the incidents where the voters
turned up at the wrong polling stations. At 38% of
polling stations where ZESN had observers,
between six and 25 people were turned away
while in 10%, more than 25 people were turned
away. Figure 17 shows the percentages of voters
who were turned away.
In 100% of the polling stations where ZESN had
observers, voters' fingers were checked for
indelible ink before being permitted to vote;
voters' names were checked against the voters' roll
before being permitted to vote; ballot papers were
stamped with the ZEC stamp before being issued to
voters. All voters had a finger marked with
indelible ink before being issued with the ballot
papers; and no one who already had ink on the
finger was allowed to vote. At 95% of the stations
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REPORT ON THE 30 JULY 2018 HARMONISED ELECTIONS
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