Election Watch 21-2018 - Measures to Counter Election-related Violence

ELECTION WATCH 21/2018

11th June 2018

Special Courts and Other Arrangements to

Counter Politically-Motivated Violence and Intimidation

Election Watch 20 - 2018 - Nomination of Candidates 2

ELECTION WATCH 20/2018

9th June 2018

Nomination of Candidates 2

Election Watch 19-2018 - Nomination of Candidates 1

ELECTION WATCH 19/2018

3rd June 2018

Nomination of Candidates 1

Nomination Day is on the 14th June 2018

Election Watch 18-2018 - Is the Electoral Act as amended Now Constitutional?

ELECTION WATCH 18/2018

[31st May 2018]

The Electoral Act as Amended : Is it Now Constitutional?

Introduction

The Electoral Amendment Act was gazetted on the 28th May and came into operation on that date. It is Act No. 6 of 2018 and is available on the Veritas website [link].

Election Watch 17-2018 - General Election Proclaimed

ELECTION WATCH 17/2018

[30th May 2018]

General Election Proclaimed

Today, the 30th May 2018, President Mnangagwa gazetted a proclamation setting the dates for the forthcoming general election. The proclamation can be accessed on the Veritas website [link]

In Proclamation 2 of 2018 (SI 83 of 2018), the President fixed the following dates:

Election Watch 16/2018 - Electoral Amendment Act Gazetted

ELECTION WATCH 16/2018

29th May 2018

Electoral Amendment Act Gazetted

Other Electoral News

Electoral Amendment Act Gazetted

The Electoral Amendment Act was gazetted in a Gazette Extraordinary yesterday night, 28th May 2018, as Act No. 6 of 2018 [link]. It became law immediately.

Election Watch 15-2018 - Court Challenge on Voter Education

ELECTION WATCH 15/2018

25th May 2018

Court Challenge to Enable Wider Provision of Voter Education

Election Watch 14-2018 - Polling Station Voting Still Needs to be Legalised

ELECTION WATCH 14/2018

[19th May 2018]

Latest on Electoral Amendment Bill

Polling Station Voting Still Needs to be Legalised

Update on the Electoral Amendment Bill

ELECTION WATCH 13-2018 -- ZEC Pamphlet on How to Inspect the Voters Roll

ELECTION WATCH 13/2018 of 17th May 2018

ZEC Pamphlet on How to Inspect the Voters Roll

Election Watch 12-2018 - Electoral Amendment Bill Through Senate

ELECTION WATCH 12/2018

[17th May 2018]

Electoral Amendment Bill Through the Senate

No New Amendments

The Bill was transmitted to the Senate from the National Assembly late on Thursday. As there had been so many amendments made in the National Assembly a new version of the Bill incorporating these amendments was prepared for the Senate [link]

Election Watch 11-2018 The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

ELECTION WATCH 11/2018

[15th May 2018]

The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

Signature of the Charter by the President: 21st March 2018

Election Watch 10-2018 - Disquiet over Printing of Ballot Papers Secrecy

ELECTION WATCH 10/2018

[13th May 2018]

The Printing of Ballot Papers for the General Election

The Printing of Ballot Papers

What the Electoral Act says about Printing of Ballot Papers

“52A Publication of details re ballot papers

Election Watch 9-2018 Update on the Electoral Amendment Bill

ELECTION WATCH 9/2018

[11th May 2018]

Update on the Electoral Amendment Bill

The Electoral Amendment Bill Through the National Assembly

Election Watch 8-2018 - Electoral Amendment Bill Through Committee Stage

ELECTION WATCH 8/2018

[9th May 2018]

Electoral Amendment Bill through Committee Stage

Election Watch 7-2018 - Amendments to the Electoral Act coming up in Parliament Shortly

ELECTION WATCH 7/2018

[6th May 2018]

Amendments to the Electoral Act : What’s in Store when Parliament Resumes?

Election Watch 6-2018 - ZEC Press Statement : Dates for Inspection of Provisional Voters Roll

Voters’ Roll for Inspection: 2018

It is hereby notified for the general public that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) shall lay open the country’s Provisional Voters` Roll for inspection by the public from 19 May 2018 to 29 May 2018 in accordance with Section 21 of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13].

The purpose of the Provisional Voters’ Roll inspection is to allow members of the public to check if their details were correctly captured and if not, have the anomalies corrected.

Election Watch 5-2018 - Voter Registration Slips -Fact Check

ELECTION WATCH 5/2018

[April 25th 2018]

Fact Check

Voter Registration Slips

There are still complaints that chiefs and headmen are demanding the numbers on people’s voter registration slips and even that they are collecting the slips themselves from people.

Election Watch 4-2018 - Electoral Amendments Cannot be Delayed

ELECTION WATCH 4/2018

[21st April 2018]

The Electoral Amendment Bill is Urgent and Cannot be Delayed

Election Watch 3-2018 - Ward Boundaries - Presidential Proclamation Usurps ZEC's Function

ELECTION WATCH 3/2018

[18th March 2018]

Council Elections: President’s Proclamation of New Beitbridge Municipality

Usurps ZEC’s Functions

Unless ZEC acts to rectify the situation, people in Beitbridge will not be able to vote for councillors to represent them. And Beitbridge is not the only place that will have this problem.

Election Watch 2-2018 - Timeframe for the 2018 Elections

ELECTION WATCH 2/2018

[23rd February 2018]

Timeframe for the 2018 Elections

The polling date of the next general election is the key date which determines when all the other electoral process must take place.

Election Polling Date

In normal circumstances the earliest date for polling is July 23rd and the last date for polling is August 21st.

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