A local election advocacy group has implored youths to exercise their right to vote in national elections as a way of strengthening democracy in the country. In a statement on the importance of voter registration to the youths, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) said political integration
Constitutional Law expert, Alex Magaisa has castigated the move by the government to suspend by-elections for the duration of the COVID-19 saying it is unconstitutional and illegal but unsurprising as Zanu-PF is scared of the opposition MDC Alliance. The suspension of the by-elections was announced through
Election watchdog, the Election Resource Center recently called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to put in place mechanisms that allow for transparent elections during the COVID-19 lockdown. ZEC announced early this year that it had stopped all by-elections ad other major activities as the country
Electoral reforms lobby group, Election Resource Center (ERC) will take their vote mobilization campaign to the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) in an effort to expand voter education ahead of the 2018 plebiscites.
Leading elections watchdog, the Election Resource Centre (ERC), is set to make submissions to parliamentary committee on Justice and legal affairs on the state of readiness of the electoral management body, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), to conduct the forthcoming elections. Zimbabwe will in the next
The Election Resource Centre (ERC), Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT), Women Institute in Leadership Development (WILD), National Youth for Development Trust (NYDT) and Christian Alliance note the significant increase in voter registration figures over the last three weeks. The overwhelming response to the voter registration mop up
It is against this background that ERC urges Justice Chigumba and the entire ZEC to: 1. Ensure inclusivity and transparency through sincere stakeholder consultation 2. Steer clear of political undue influence and manipulation 3. Assert pro-activeness in administration of elections and towards electoral reform 4. Immediately make public an
1 February 2018 – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) notes the appointment of Justice Priscilla Chigumba as the new Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). ZESN calls upon the newly appointed Chairperson to spearhead the requisite legislative and administrative reforms to ensure that the 2018
Election Resource Centre has called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to target aliens and other disadvantaged groups in its voter voter education programme to ensure they are well informed of the requirements needed for them to register to vote. Addressing the media in the capital
Local poll watchdog, Election Resource Centre (ERC) has urged the Parliament to come up with a clear roadmap to Zimbabwe’s legal framework on elections ahead of the make or break harmonized elections to be held in 2018. Speaking ahead of Parliament’s Public hearing starting today (Friday)
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