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procedure aimed at voters generally and not offered as part of a course in law, civics
or other subject for students at an educational institution;
“voter education materials” means printed, aural, visual or audio-visual materials
intended for use in voter education.
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Functions of Commission with respect to voter education
(1) The Commission shall have the following functions with respect to voter education⎯
(a) to provide adequate, accurate and unbiased voter education; and
(b) to ensure that voter education provided by persons other than political parties is
adequate and not misleading or biased in favour of any political party; and
(c) to ensure compliance otherwise by persons referred to in paragraph (b) with the
provisions of section 15(1).
(2) The Commission shall produce its own voter education materials or course or
programme of instruction for use in voter education.
(3) The Commission may appoint any person to assist it in providing voter education.
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Voter education by persons other than the Commission or political
parties
(1) No person, other than the Commission, or a person appointed in terms of section
14(3), or a political party, shall provide voter education unless⎯
(a) such person is a citizen or permanent resident of Zimbabwe domiciled in Zimbabwe,
or an association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, consisting
exclusively of citizens or permanent residents of Zimbabwe, domiciled in
Zimbabwe; and
(b) such person is, in the case of⎯
(i) an association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated; or
(ii) a lawfully constituted trust, whether or not registered in terms of any law;
registered as a private voluntary organisation in terms of the Private Voluntary
Organisations Act [Chapter 17:05]18, and the constitution of such organisation or the
deed of trust, as the case may be, specifically mandates it to provide voter education;
and
(c) such person employs individuals who are citizens or permanent residents of
Zimbabwe to conduct any voter education; and
(d) such person conducts voter education in accordance with a course or programme of
instruction furnished or approved by the Commission; and
(e) the proposed voter education activities of such person are, subject to section 16,
funded solely by local contributions or donations; and
(f) the voter education materials proposed to be used by the person and the course or
programme of instruction in accordance with which the voter education will be
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Section amended by section 10 of Act 17/2007 [correction of reference to Act].