{"id":13248,"date":"2019-09-05T15:17:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T15:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=13248"},"modified":"2019-09-05T15:17:53","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T15:17:53","slug":"mdc-confronts-zec-over-voters-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mdc-confronts-zec-over-voters-roll","title":{"rendered":"MDC confronts Zec over voters\u2019 roll"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE opposition MDC<\/a> has accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of tinkering with the voters\u2019 roll during by-elections, leading to many voters being disenfranchised.<\/p>\n

In a letter of complaint dated September 3 addressed to Zec, MDC secretary-general Charlton Hwende demanded an explanation into movements the party has recorded in the voters\u2019 roll, which saw some of its members being
\nremoved from the roll or transferred to other polling stations without being notified.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MDC has noted a disturbing trend in changes to the voters\u2019 roll that will potentially perpetuate the disenfranchisement of legitimate voters in areas where there are by-elections,\u201d Hwende wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cA comparative analysis of the current by-elections voters\u2019 rolls given to MDC candidates and the voters\u2019 rolls used in the 2018 general elections reveals a significant pattern in variations which require clarity
\nfrom your organisation at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its complaint, the MDC outlined problems in the Lupane East and Mangwe constituencies by-elections, where the MDC alleges that a total of 231 voters were allegedly de-registered.<\/p>\n

\u201cA total of 111 and 120 registered voters were de-registered from the 2019 voters\u2019 rolls of Lupane East and Mangwe constituencies, respectively. Although the MDC appreciates that this could have been a result of a
\nvoters\u2019 roll cleaning exercise, however, some individuals were absent in the 2019 voters\u2019 roll, but appeared in the 2018 roll,\u201d the letter read.<\/p>\n

Hwende listed three names of voters removed from the roll who failed to vote in the recently held Lupane East ward 12 by-election.<\/p>\n

\u201cA case in point relates to the following two relatives and a neighbour who were all registered at Gomaza Primary School in Lupane East constituency ward 12, who voted in the 2018 harmonised elections, but failed
\nto vote in the by-elections. These are Patricia Zama, Matwasa Zama and Anthony Sibanda,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Turning to Glen View South, where the MDC is fighting to retain the parliamentary seat, Hwende said there were a lot of variations in the voters\u2019 roll which needed explanation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are highly notable instances of registered voters being moved from polling stations they used in the 2018 elections to others without prior notifications, hence potentially disfranchising them on the day of
\npolling,\u201d Hwende said.<\/p>\n

The MDC has always accused Zec of fiddling with the voters\u2019 roll in an attempt to manipulate the elections, allegations the electoral managing body has denied.<\/p>\n

Zec chief executive Utoile Silaigwana was not answering his phone yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE opposition MDC has accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of tinkering with the voters\u2019 roll during by-elections, leading to many voters being disenfranchised. 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