ELECTION WATCH 1/2020

[17th May 2020]

Suspension of Election Activities

ELECTION WATCH 48/2018

6th December 2018

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Invites Applications

to Fill Chief Elections Officer Vacancy

ELECTION WATCH 46/2018

19th November 2018

Observers’ Reports on General Election

Commonwealth Observer Group’s Report

ELECTION WATCH 44/2018

6th November 2018

Observers’ Reports on the General Election
EU Election Observation Mission Report

ELECTION WATCH 42/2018

23rd August 2018

Lists of Members of the New Parliament

Election Watch 41/2018 outlined Party Strengths in the new Parliament [link]. 

ELECTION WATCH 40/2018

15th August 2018

Challenging Council and Parliamentary Election Results

Remedies Open to Dissatisfied National Assembly and Local Council Candidates

ELECTION WATCH 38/2018

3rd August 2018

Deaths on the Streets of Harare

What the Law and Constitution Say on the Deployment of the Military

ELECTION WATCH 36/2018

29th July 2018

Will the Elections be Free and Fair

The world recently witnessed a successfully-run FIFA World Cup.  Everyone knew the rules, the referees were neutral and independent; no one knew who the winner would be.

ELECTION WATCH 34/2018

18th July 2018

Presidential Ballot Paper

It appears that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] has printed presidential ballot papers with the presidential candidates listed in alphabetical order in two columns.  The President’s name, which would be towards the middle of a single column, heads the second column.

What the Electoral Act and Regulations say about the Form of Ballot Papers

ELECTION WATCH 31/2018

16th July 2018

Postal Voting

Reports of police officers in Bulawayo casting postal votes under the watchful eyes of their superior officers have raised questions about the postal voting system.  In this Election Watch we shall explain how the system is supposed to work.  We shall also explain that there are differences between how postal voting is done in this election and how it used to be done.