Number of staff Present at the Inspection Center 600 Percentage of Male and Female Staff 500 400 43% 300 57% 200 100 0 1 staff 2 staff 3 staff 4 staff Male staff Female staff Of the 583 inspection centres where observers were given information on the number of voters on the voters’ roll, 163 polling stations (28%) had less than 400 voters on the rolls. Two polling stations had as few as 17 and 19 voters. For instance, at St Johns Primary School in Chegutu, Mashonaland West, there was an Inspection Center A with 1574 voters registered which had been divided into two polling stations. There was also a St Johns B Primary school IC at the same location with only 58 voters. Divisions should be made more evenly so as to avoid the problem of small PSs. It appears that the subdivisions were done in a haphazard manner not taking into account the need to ensure a reasonable size of voters in each polling station. This may have serious implications for voters who may feel that their voting choices will be known thus the need to put in place mechanisms to deter possibilities of political retribution and affirmation of the secrecy of the vote. In addition, the fact that more than 80% of these small polling stations were in rural and remote areas where people are more likely to know each other exacerbates the problem. It is therefore imperative that the Commission conducts comprehensive voter education and enforce strict adherence to the code of conduct for the election. On average, 6 people visited the ICs per hour to check their registration details during the 2 hour period were ZESN LTOs observed; this could be attributed that for the firsttime voters were able to check their details via SMS, USSD or the ZEC website and also on a number of factors such as lack of voter awareness or general disinterest. 5