ZESN Report on the 31 July 2013 Harmonised Elections Table: 5 TYPE OF ELECTION QUALIFICATION FOR CANDIDATES NOMINATION FEE COMPOSITION ELECTION DATE President -Citizen by birth or descent -40 years and above USD 500,00 Executive presidency 31 July 2013 House of Assembly -Citizen of Zimbabwe -Registered voter -21 years or over -Ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe for 5 years over past 20 years USD 10,00 for elected members; USD 60,00 for each party list -270 members -210 members elected – 60 women representatives Senate -Citizen of Zimbabwe -Registered voter -40 years or over -Ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe for 5 years over past 20 years USD 60,00 for each party list Local Authority -Citizen of Zimbabwe -21 years and over -Registered voter in council area USD 10,00 -80 members -60 elected through proportional representation (6 in each of 10 provinces) - 18 chiefs (including President & Deputy President of Council of Chiefs) - Two representatives for disabled 1958 -directly elected -31 July for elected members Women representatives elected as soon as election results announced -As soon as election results are announced for the 60 ordinary senators. -12 July for 18 chiefs - 19 July for the selection of representatives for the disabled Provincial councils in the 8 non – metropolitan provinces 31 July 2013 -As soon as results are announced based on the results of the National Assembly. The process was peaceful and there were no major problems recorded besides limited time and some procedural anomalies with Nomination Courts opening late or closing late. Due to the fact that voter registration was not yet complete, some candidates faced problems getting signatures from registered voters to support their candidature. At the end of the sitting of the Nomination Court a total of five 36 | P a g e