The biometric voter registration exercise has kicked off at 63 centres countrywide amid concerns that the process is taking longer than expected. When 263Chat visited one of the centres at Rememberance Complex in Mbare, Harare at around lunch time, only 22 people had registered with some
Epworth residents have approached lawyers seeking legal counsel to compel the Registrar General to allow them to replace lost identity documents free for them to register to vote in next year’s elections. The residents said they were too poor to afford the $5 fee charged by
Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has expressed concern over the lack of clarity on the role of observers and political party agents in the newly gazetted Statutory Instrument 85 of 2017. In a statement released on Friday, ZESN reinforced the importance of observers in enhancing the
"This happening ahead of the imminent voter registration exercise potentially threatens the principle of inclusivity which is desirable for credible elections to be attained," Tawanda Chimhini the ERC executive director said.
“In light of the significant number of potential registrants who do not have their own houses, ZEC should conduct comprehensive voter education and widely publicize mechanisms that are available should one fail to produce proof of residence to ensure that no voters are disenfranchised,” said
THREE Zimbabwean prisoners have petitioned the High Court seeking an order compelling authorities to allow them to cast votes in next year’s general election. The three prisoners Yvonne Musarurwa, Tungamirai Madzokere and Last Maengahama who are currently serving prison terms of 20 years each at the
Relevant authorities must expedite electoral reforms and allow the election management body, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), to apportion registration centre at colleges and universities to allow students to register to vote ahead of the make or break 2018 elections, firebrand Zimbabwe National Student Union (ZINASU)
Zimbabwe Elections Commission and political parties on Tuesday have disengaged from a dialogue platform with Justice Rita Makarau opposition parties of abusing and insulting her in the media. Makarau and other ZEC commissioners walked out of the meeting in protest to what she was said was abuse
Poll watchdog, the Election Resource Centre (ERC), on Friday shot down suggestions of using national identification cards during voting, a system they dismissed as "not just stone age, but unworkable" insisting Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) system is the way to go. The Government of Zimbabwe late
The Election Resource Centre (ERC) acknowledges the move taken by government to take over the purchase of biometric equipment intended for use in the impending voter registration process. This was reportedly announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Chairperson Justice Rita Makarau. Funding of election related
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