Ballot papers Fidelity Printers and Refiners (Private) Ltd was given the mandate to print 43 800 ballot papers for use in the Chiwundura National Assembly Constituency by-election5. The number f ballot papers printed was premised on the total number of registered voters for Chiwundura Constituency which was 43,688. ZESN has previously observed that very few voters on the supplementary roll turn out on polling day to cast their vote hence the use of a supplementary voters roll leads to an unnecessary increase in the budget allocation for ballot papers. Ballot Papers Used 19% Unused Ballot Papers 81% Figure 3: Unused Ballot Papers versus Ballot Papers Used in the by Election Voter turnout Chiwundura by-election turnout was 23.6%. By and large, the voter turnout was lower in the urban wards. ZESN observed low participation of the youths in the by-election, a trend that continues to emerge in almost all by-elections observed by ZESN post the 2013 elections. 5 The Herald 15 July 2017 19 | P a g e