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The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) full bench on Monday, 20 March 2023 dismissed an application by ZANU PF member Tonderai Chidawa seeking to nullify the delimitation exercise which mapped new boundaries of the wards, the House of Assembly and Senate to be used in the 2023 general elections.
Chidawa argued that the delimitation process, which was done by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) was flawed, saying that it was done in violation of the Constitution.
Chief Justice Luke Malaba chaired the ConCourt proceedings. The bench said full reasons for the judgment will be released in due course. Reads the order:
<blockquote>
It is ordered that this application be and is hereby dismissed with no order as to costs.
The reasons of the full judgment will follow. No cause of action has been pleaded against the respondent.
</blockquote>
Speaking to journalists on Monday outside Mashonganyika Building which houses the Constitutional Court, Chidawa’s lawyer Professor Lovemore Madhuku, said:
<blockquote>
It’s a very disappointing judgment because the court has refused to have an opportunity to look at Section 119 (of the Constitution) and obligations of Parliament, thereof.
They will give their reasons later. I suspect the court does not want to interpret Section 119 to go as far as we had put it ourselves, which is accountability of State institutions such as independent commissions that Parliament is entitled to investigate how they operate in terms of the Constitution. 
Section 119 of the Constitution, gives Parliament the power to ensure that provisions of the Constitution are upheld and that the State and all institutions and agencies of government at every level act constitutionally and in the national interest.
</blockquote>
In his application, Chidawa accused Parliament of failing to nullify the ZEC delimitation report and initiate investigations into it.
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Constitutional Court Dismisses Delimitation Report Challenge

Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has urged Members of Parliament to familiarise themselves with what the constitution says about the delimitation exercise and not be distracted by “sideshows”.
This comes after the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Nick Mangwana, and the Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet George Charamba claimed that the report that was given to President Emmerson Mnangagwa by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) was not final.
The issue was then raised in the National Assembly during a question and answer session by Glen Norah MP Wellington Chikombo, reported <a href="https://openparly.com/delimitation-report-speaker-tells-parliament-do-not-listen-to-nick-mangwana-and-george-charamba/">Open Parly</a>.
Chikombo said the statements that were uttered by Mangwana and Charamba have caused a lot of polarisation, disharmony, and anxiety across the country.
He demanded that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi come through to elaborate to the House what the correct position is pertaining to the delimitation report process.
In response, Mudenda said”musateerere nyaya yemuma newspaper kana social media.” He added:
<blockquote>
Section 161 is very clear in terms of the processes. The report is tabled here in the House in Parliament, we scrutinize it and make our observations.
We then submit to the Head of State and Government in terms of Section 161. Within the specified 14 days, the Head of State must submit to ZEC, which was done.
After that ZEC will start on whatever contributions or analysis that were done by the relevant stakeholders.
They will look at them, make adjustments where it is possible and send those adjustments in a report to His Excellency.
Within 14 days, the President must gazette. What ZEC has said and done in that report is final.
So why do you want to listen to people who talk from the side shows… it does not matter, you must follow the Constitution.
… Do now worry about people who speak outside the Constitution.
</blockquote>

Delimitation Report: Do Not Listen To Mangwana And Charamba, Mudenda Tells MPs

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), says it will consider all the recommendations and concerns raised by Parliament before crafting the final delimitation report which should be ready by mid-February in line with Constitutional provisions.
Speaking at State House last week after receiving from President Emmerson Mnangagwa Parliament’s report on the preliminary delimitation report, Chigumba said:
<blockquote>
The President called us today for him to formally hand over the report approved by Parliament which was written by the ad-hoc committee which was formed by Parliament.
We have received the report and we have assured him that we will have a look at all of the recommendations and concerns which were raised by Parliament.
In terms of the way forward, we are still to receive corrections from the President himself which we anticipate he will do in the course of next week, and thereafter, we will gather as a commission and look at all of the recommendations holistically and look at those we can accede to and those we cannot accede to and we will compile our report for His Excellency where we will state our reasons for acceding to certain recommendations and perhaps not acceding to some.
</blockquote>
The Parliamentary ad-hoc committee made several recommendations that it wants ZEC to address. Some of the recommendations are:
<ul>
<li>ZEC should take into account the entire population as shown in the census, not just the adult population because wards serve other purposes apart from elections.</li>
<li>ZEC should revisit boundaries where it did not take into account community interests between voters.</li>
<li>ZEC should ensure that there is an equal number of voters in constituencies and wards, with variations limited to 20% as required by section 161 of the Constitution.</li>
<li>ZEC should apply consistent principles when transferring voters from constituencies and wards with large numbers of voters to those with fewer.</li>
</ul>

ZEC Says It Will Address MPs' Delimitation Concerns

Members of Parliament have demanded that the preliminary delimitation report by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) should be returned to the electoral body for amendments.
The delimitation report has been analysed by Parliament’s ad-hoc committee and is now before the National Assembly where it is being further scrutinised and debated.
Some of the recommendations made by the Parliamentary ad-hoc committee are as follows:
<ul>
<li>ZEC should take into account the entire population as shown in the census, not just the adult population because wards serve other purposes apart from elections.</li>
<li>ZEC should revisit boundaries where it did not take into account community interests between voters.</li>
<li>ZEC should ensure that there is an equal number of voters in constituencies and wards, with variations limited to 20% as required by section 161 of the Constitution.</li>
<li>ZEC should apply consistent principles when transferring voters from constituencies and wards with large numbers of voters to those with fewer.</li>
</ul>
During the debate of the ZEC report in the National Assembly on Tuesday, 17 January, Binga North legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda (CCC) said:
<blockquote>
The report is not a good one as some of the observations that were made by the ad hoc committee included that ZEC did not consider the census report, which is able to indicate the national migration of citizens.
Therefore, in the absence of the census report, it is very difficult to validate some of the findings; for example, Bulawayo province.
When a census report is available, it becomes easy to compare the movement of citizens between areas.
</blockquote>
Harare East legislator Tendai Biti (CCC) said ZEC failed to produce a copy of the voters’ roll and to consult citizens during the delimitation exercise. He said:
<blockquote>
The test of whether ZEC did a good job was going to be measured on three issues, which include procedure when they were making the report, whether they followed the law, and whether the report is loyal to principles defined in section 161 of the Constitution.
The three scores show that ZEC failed to consider the final report of the census, and there is a co-relationship between the task of delimitation and the population.
When you look at the ZEC report, there is no marriage and there is no connection between the report and the population.
ZEC failed to produce a copy of the voters’ roll and we are just told without validation that the total number of voters is this and that, and yet the actual voters’ roll has not been given.
ZEC failed to consult citizens and it failed procedural issues.
</blockquote>
Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba (ZANU PF) said “This time ZEC has failed its duties”.
Makoni North MP James Munetsi (ZANU PF), said ZEC ignored statistics and “did the report from what they know” and as a result, cannot be trusted to run an election.
After both the National Assembly and Senate debate the ZEC delimitation report, their findings and recommendations will be presented to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200006275/mps-poke-holes-on-delimitation-report">NewsDay</a>

MPs Condemn ZEC's Preliminary Delimitation Report

The government on Friday tabled the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) delimitation report before the National Assembly for consideration.
The report will determine the composition of the country’s wards and constituencies in the general elections to be held later this year.
Some legislators attended the sitting in person to discuss the tabled report while others attended the sitting virtually.
The report was tabled in the National Assembly by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi. He said:
<blockquote>
I rise to move that whereas Section 161 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe states that once every ten years on a date or within a period fixed by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission so as to fall as soon as possible after a population census, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must conduct a delimitation of electoral boundaries into which Zimbabwe is divided.
And Whereas ZEC commenced the delimitation process in June 2022 and submitted its preliminary report to His Excellency, Cde. Dr. E. D. Mnangagwa on 26th December, 2022; and whereas Section 161 (7) (c) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013), states that the President must cause the preliminary report to be laid before Parliament within seven days, for Parliament consideration and referral of any issues to His Excellency, Cde. Dr. E. D. Mnangagwa for ZEC’s consideration.
Now, therefore, I, the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, do hereby lay the ZEC Preliminary report before the National Assembly for consideration.
</blockquote>
| <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/government-tables-delimitation-report-before-parliament/">Chronicle</a>

Ziyambi Tables Delimitation Report Before Parliament

Team Pachedu, a group of data analysts has urged Members of Parliament to reject the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)’s delimitation report set to be tabled before Parliament on 6 January 2023.
Team Pachedu argued the report should be rejected because, in their view, it was based on a flawed voters’ roll. It said:
<blockquote>
The delimitation report is based on a shambolic voters roll that ZEC illegally refused to avail to stakeholders since May 30 when the delimitation roll closed.
The report is manifestly flawed and should be rejected in its entirety for this very reason.
</blockquote>
Team Pachedu has long been demanding a soft copy of the voters’ roll to be used in this year’s general elections from ZEC.
Some ZANU PF officials and groups affiliated with the ruling party have also criticised ZEC’s delimitation report, saying it is flawed.
NewsDay reported that ZEC chief elections officer Utoile Silaigwana declined to comment on the matter and referred the publication to his deputy Catherine Mpofu and the commission’s spokesperson Jasper Mangwana.
Mpofu and Mangwana were reportedly unreachable for comment on Thursday.
In 2022, ZEC accused Team Pachedu of hacking its systems and reported the group to the police for allegedly violating data protection laws. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200005790/reject-zec-report-team-pachedu">NewsDay</a>

Team Pachedu Urges MPs To Reject ZEC's Delimitation Report

The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/The_Election_Resource_Centre">Election Resource Centre (ERC)</a>, a local watchdog, has bemoaned the inaccessibility of the electronic voters’ roll saying it will be difficult to know if the delimitation process is being done the right way.
ERC says the US$1 per page translating to US$187 000 for the entire hard copy of the voters’ roll is out of reach for many hence the need for the commission to avail the electronic copy which is pegged at US$200.
In an interview with <a href="https://openparly.com/inaccessible-voters-roll-compromises-the-delimitation-process-erc/">Open Parly</a> the ERC Executive director Babra Ontibile Bhebe said ZEC told them that they are open to dialogue but encouraged them to be patient. Bhebhe said:
<blockquote>
The Commission stated that it is not averse to engaging or dialoguing with the ERC but requested the organization to be patient until the completion of the delimitation of electoral boundaries exercises due year-end.
… people cannot have access to the voters roll to be used for the delimitation of constituencies, they lack the ability to participate meaningfully in the process and hold the Commission to account for whatever outcomes of that process.
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
Without a national voters roll publicly accessible at reasonable cost it is impossible to know if the boundaries created by the process have followed the law and if indeed votes are equal.
</blockquote>
Opposition parties and Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) are on record demanding for an auditable voters’ roll maintaining that access to it would enhance the credibility of the election process.
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Delimitation Process: Election Watchdog Bemoans Inaccessibility Of The Voters' Roll

A ruling ZANU PF party official has raised concern over a preliminary delimitation report by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).
ZANU PF Mashonaland East provincial chairperson Daniel Garwe recently said ZEC conducted the delimitation process without consulting them. He said:
<blockquote>
We can’t glorify ZEC when it is changing boundaries like this. One who stays in ward 5 is now going to vote in Mutoko, you live in Hwedza and you now vote in Marondera Central. What kind of nonsense is that?
What they (ZEC) want is that where you used to walk five kilometres to vote you now walk 10km or 15km.
They didn’t consult us, they told us what they had done. That’s not consultation.
</blockquote>
On Tuesday last week, two pro-ZANU PF organisations, MenBelievED and the Association of Rural Districts Councils of Zimbabwe held separate Press conferences in Harare to criticise the ZEC report.
MenBelievED spokesperson Timothy Nyakudzuka said ZEC did not consult citizens during the delimitation exercise therefore the process was flawed.
The ZEC preliminary delimitation report shows that some rural districts have lost wards to peri-urban areas and growth points.
Traditionally, ZANU PF has won more votes in rural wards and constituencies while the opposition has been dominant in urban areas.
For instance, in Mashonaland East Province, Chikomba and Hwedza districts lost a constituency each while Seke had one added.
Another constituency, Ruwa, was also added to the province. | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/editorials/article/200004808/has-zanu-pf-finally-smelt-the-coffee">NewsDay</a>

ZANU PF Official Criticises ZEC Preliminary Delimitation Report

Two ZANU PF-affiliated groups have condemned a Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) preliminary delimitation report showing that some rural districts have lost wards to peri-urban areas and growth points.
Traditionally, ZANU PF has won more votes in rural wards and constituencies while the opposition has been dominant in urban areas.
For instance, in Mashonaland East Province, Chikomba and Hwedza districts lost a constituency each while Seke had one added.
Another constituency, Ruwa, was also added to the province.
On Tuesday, two pro-ZANU PF organisations, MenBelievED and the Association of Rural Districts Councils of Zimbabwe held separate Press conferences in Harare to criticise the ZEC report.
MenBelievED spokesperson Timothy Nyakudzuka said ZEC did not consult citizens during the delimitation exercise therefore the process was flawed. Said Nyakudzuka:
<blockquote>
As a community of interest in the delimitation of electoral boundaries, we believe the commission did not have sufficient time to execute a thorough and effective process, and it is consequently the reason why we are here today, to express our disgruntlement in ZEC’s failure to define a path for fair representation and contribution of the thoughts of the general public.
Without sufficient consultations with the people of this nation, this delimitation remains the work of the electoral commission, not our people and it should not be trusted as a path to build our country.
Let us be clear, any delimitation process not informed by the views of our people is a flawed process.
</blockquote>
The leader of the Association of Rural Districts Councils of Zimbabwe, which is made up of mainly ZANU PF-led rural councils, David Mutasa said:
<blockquote>
This delimitation process has resulted in disharmony among communities, undermined traditional values and reduced confidence in emerging societies.
</blockquote>
Our people should never have to choose between their nations and boundaries.
<blockquote>
Traditional leaders, business community, farmers, miners, in fact, most stakeholders were excluded from the consultative process and we hear that the commission has completed delimitation and made decisions on behalf of all these stakeholders in delimiting the nation’s boundaries.
</blockquote>
| <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200004710/delimitation-report-rattles-zanu-pf">NewsDay</a>

ZANU PF Affiliated Groups Condemn ZEC Preliminary Delimitation Report

<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/The_Election_Resource_Centre">The Election Resource Centre (ERC)</a>, has given the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)</a> a seven-day ultimatum to release an electronic copy of the delimitation voters’ roll that will be used in next year’s general elections.
The watchdog issued the ultimatum after the electoral body had <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/zec-demands-us187-000-from-watchdog-for-the-release-of-the-voters-roll/">demanded US$187 238 from ERC</a> for an electronic copy of the delimitation voters’ roll.
ZEC cited provisions of Statutory Instrument 145 of 2022 Electoral (Voter Registration) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 (No.1), which imposes US$1 per page of the roll as the unit price.
The elections management body also said they were in the process of enhancing the security of the electronic voters’ roll and did not provide an indication as to when its process will be finalised.
ERC then engaged Tarisai Mutangi of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), who then wrote a letter demanding that the electoral body releases a copy of the voters’ roll within seven days, according to <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/zec-given-seven-days-ultimatum-to-release-voters-roll/">NewZimbabwe.com.</a>
In a statement, ZLHR indicated that Mutangi wrote to ZEC on 7 November 2022 arguing that such a cost is shockingly high and more than the “reasonable costs” of providing the national voters’ roll and is contrary to provisions of section 21 of the Electoral Act.
Mutangi also argued that the exorbitant cost of the national voters’ roll limited the enjoyment of political rights. 
The lawyers also argued that an electronic copy of the national voters’ roll only costs US$200.
Mutangi also argued that once the delimitation voters roll is available in hard copy, it must also be available as a soft copy to make the electoral processes more transparent and consistent.
Mutangi also said the ERC was willing to have a dialogue on the way forward and permanent solutions and would only resort to instituting litigation processes as a last resort.
The ERC also expressed concern over the escalating cost of political participation in Zimbabwe as the process of accessing information held by ZEC should be simple, quick and affordable.
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ZEC Given A 7-day Ultimatum To Release The Voters' Roll

ZANU PF has expressed concern over the rapid growth of urban settlements fuelled partly by land barons who sell state land to desperate home seekers and pocket the proceeds.
The ruling party’s lands and resettlement department carried out a survey which established that there are slightly more than 256 new housing settlements in Harare metropolitan province.
What worries ZANU PF is that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) delimitation exercise could increase the number of constituencies in urban areas, which are perceived to be opposition strongholds.
There are reportedly four million new housing stands outside the original suburbs such as Highfield, Borrowdale, Mbare, Mufakose, Greendale, Mabvuku, Waterfalls, Kambuzuma and others. The ZANU PF central committee report reads:
<blockquote>
It was determined from the survey that the huge number of opposition members that bought stands in these new housing settlements, might end up making it possible for the creation of new urban constituencies, especially here in Metropolitan Harare province, where the opposition is strongest, resulting in losses in rural constituencies, where the (ZANU PF) party is strongest. That phenomenon might end up prejudicing the party in its strongholds.
</blockquote>
According to ZEC, Harare Metropolitan Province has the highest number of registered voters, while Matabeleland South has the least.
Zimbabwe Election Advocacy Trust director Ignatius Sadziwa told NewsDay that it is inevitable that the number of constituencies in Harare will be increased. He said:
<blockquote>
Figures don’t lie. Harare will likely have four or five more constituencies using the benchmark figure of 26 000 voters per constituency.
</blockquote>
Moses Chibaya, a political commentator, said Epworth and Harare South should have more constituencies. He said:
<blockquote>
In Harare, we have areas like Epworth and Harare South which have tripled their voting population over the past decade. It is only logical to increase constituencies in those areas.
</blockquote>
According to the ZANU PF Central Committee report, Harare metropolitan had 952 520 registered voters followed by Midlands with 763 028 and Manicaland (738 627). | <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200002926/polls-land-grabs-haunt-zanu-pf">NewsDay</a>

Urban Sprawl Worries ZANU PF

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has released voter population figures that will be used to determine the constituencies and or wards that shall be divided under the delimitation exercise. In a notice seen by Pindula News, ZEC said the numbers were obtained on the 31st of May 2022. Reads the notice:
<blockquote>
ELECTORAL ACT (CHAPTER 2:13)
Delimitation of Constituencies, wards and other electoral boundaries:
National, Provincial and Local Authority Voter Population Figures
Notice is hereby given for general information that the National, Provincial and Local Authority voter population figures to be used for purposes of determining the constituencies and wards that Zimbabwe shall be divided into are specified in the Schedules below.
In determining the boundaries, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission shall have due regard to the factors specified in section 161(6) of the Constitution and shall endeavour to ensure that as far as possible equal numbers of registered voters are registered in each constituency and in each ward of a local authority as per the dictates of the law.
<h2>National And Provincial Voter Population Totals as at 31 May 2022</h2>
Bulawayo Metropolitan…………………. 270 938
Harare Metropolitan………………..……. 952 102
Manicaland  ………………..……………….. 738 624
Mashonaland Central….………………..  536 463
Mashonaland East………………..………. 641 668 
Mashonaland West………………..……… 661 289 
Masvingo………………..………………..  632 320 
Matabeleland North………………..….. 340 427
Matabeleland South………………..….. 267 617 
Midlands………………..……………….. 762 928
Total………………..………………..……. 5 804376
</blockquote>
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ZEC Releases Voter Population Figures To Determine Areas That Need To Be Divided

Election watchdogs have expressed concern over the failure of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to publicise the voters’ roll ahead of the delimitation exercise.
Election Resource Centre (ERC) programmes manager Solomon Bobosibunu said the laws of the land required ZEC to make the voters’ roll public before embarking on the delimitation exercise. <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200001583/watchdogs-demand-voters-roll-ahead-of-delimitation">NewsDay</a> cites Bobosibunu as saying:
<blockquote>
In as far as voter education is concerned we are still worried that Zec has not made the voters roll public as the requirement of the law. We are not asking this out of the blue, it’s as per the provisions of the Electoral Act.
</blockquote>
Zimbabwe Election Support Network acting executive director Ellen Dingani said while the delimitation exercise is good, ZEC needs to engage the civil society and political parties.
Zimbabwe Elections Advocacy Trust director Ignatius Sadziwa echoed Dingani’s remarks urging ZEC to be transparent and improve on consultations so that the process passes credibility and legitimacy tests.
<a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/zimbabwe-electoral-commission-issues-update-on-delimitation-process/">ZEC Thursday released its delimitation roadmap</a> showing that the exercise will be completed by December ahead of the 2023 elections.
In the roadmap, ZEC said it would use provincial and district maps with topological features such as mountains, rivers, roads, communication lines, settlements and different types of land use to demarcate constituency boundaries.
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Elections Watchdogs Reiterate The Need For ZEC To Publicise The Voters' Roll Before Delimitation

The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)</a> has issued an update on the <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/zec-commences-delimitation-exercise/">delimitation process</a> which shall see some constituencies or wards either split or merged depending on several factors including the number of residents in that area. In a statement seen by Pindula News, ZEC spokesperson, Commissioner <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jasper_Mangwana">Jasper Mangwana</a> appealed to stakeholders to cooperate with officers during the process. Reads the statement: 
<blockquote>
<h2>PRESS STATEMENT ON DELIMITATION UPDATE</h2>
1. Introduction Following the announcement of the commencement of the delimitation exercise in the General Notice published in the Government Gazette of 24 May 2022, the successful conduct of <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">delimitation</a> stakeholder engagements during the same month and the release of a population Census Report by ZlMstats, the Commission is now at an advanced stage of conducting delimitation fieldwork.
<h2>Factors Influencing Delimitation </h2>
In the conduct of this exercise, provisions of Section 161 of the Constitution guide the Commission. 
Section 161(5) of the Constitution states that the Commission must ensure that no ward is divided between two or more local authority areas. The Commission must also ensure that no ward is divided between two or more constituencies. 
Section 161(6) of the Constitution further states that in dividing Zimbabwe into wards and constituencies, the Zimbabwe Electoral constituencies, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must in respect of any area, give due consideration to: 
• Its physical features 
• The means of communication within the area 
• The geographical distribution of registered voters 
• Any community of interest as between registered voters 
• Existing electoral boundaries 
• Its population
The Delimitation fieldwork is a culmination of a series of preparatory exercises conducted since the beginning of the year. 
<h2>2. Voter Registration and Compilation of the Delimitation Voters’ Roll</h2>
In compliance with the delimitation steps, the Commission conducted phases 1 and 2 of the mobile voter registration exercise for delimitation in February and April this year to determine the country’s voter population. The voters’ roll for delimitation closed on 30 May 2022. 
This voters’ roll was open for inspection at 11 107 established centres throughout the country from 17 July 2022 to 26 July 2022. In addition, Telone and Econet mobile phone subscribers also used the USSD code *265# and the online bvrinspection.zec.org.zw to check their registration status. 50.03% of the 5804569 registered voters inspected the voters’ roll.
<h2>3. Stakeholder Engagements</h2>
Following the conclusion of Phases 1 and 2 of the mobile voter registration exercises the Commission lined up a series of sensitisation meetings with various stakeholders to discuss pre-delimitation exercises.
The stakeholder meetings ran from 17 to 29 May 2022. The meetings sought among other issues to: 
• Apprise stakeholders on the impending delimitation exercise. 
• Brief stakeholders on provisions of the law with respect to the delimitation exercise and the link between census and delimitation. 
• Brief stakeholders on continuous voter registration and the mobile voter registration exercise recently conducted by the Commission and its impact on the delimitation process. 
• Highlight the critical role played by the various stakeholders in the delimitation process. 
The following groups of stakeholders were engaged:
• Media 
• Political Parties on the Commission’s database 
• Political parties in Parliament and Chapter 12 Commissions 
• The Security Sector 
• People with disabilities, the Youth and Women
 • Civil Society Organisations
 • Service Providers 
• Ministry of Local Government, Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs and Traditional Leaders 
• Government ministries
<h2>4. Trainings</h2>
The Commission conducted Geographical Information System (GIS) technical trainings for all critical staff. These technical trainings commenced on 6 September 2022 and ended on 15 September 2022. The trainings were meant to equip participants with GIS technical skills which are essential In the actual conduct of this delimitation exercise.
Participants were drawn from ZEC, Local Authorities and other Government Departments such as ZIMStats and State Universities.
<h2>5. Current Delimitation Activities</h2>
In preparation for mapping afresh electoral boundaries, the Commission is bringing together provincial and district maps with topographical features such as mountains, rivers, roads, communication lines, settlements and different types of land use. These maps and general plans were obtained from the Surveyor General’s Office and the Department of Spatial Planning.
After mapping polling areas, fieldwork is carried out to verify the polling area boundaries in what is referred to as ground truthing. Polling areas are then combined to form wards while several wards are combined to form constituencies. The average voter population of each constituency is obtained by dividing the delimitation voters’ roll population by 210 constituencies with an allowable upper and lower limit of 20%.
<h2>6. Delimitation Tlmeframe </h2>
The Commission expects to conclude the exercise by December this year. In terms of Section 161(2) delimitation must be completed six (6) months before the conduct of any general election for it to be applicable to that election. Failure to adhere to this provision means the results of the delimitation exercise will not apply for the next general election, as the Commission will be compelled by the law to revert to boundaries of the 2007/2008 delimitation exercise. 
<h2>7. Conclusion </h2>
The Commission would like to assure the electorate that no one will be prejudiced by the delimitation outcome. The delimitation results will be an outcome based on the Commission’s adherence to the country’s legal provisions and fair practice. At all stages of the process, voter education and stakeholder engagements will be conducted to bring all interested parties on board.
The Commission is appealing to all stakeholders to cooperate with its officers during this process. 
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Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Issues Update On Delimitation Process

The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Electoral_Commission">Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC</a>) has announced dates for the inspection of the delimitation voters’ roll by members of the public. In a notice seen by Pindula News, ZEC chairperson Justice <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Priscilla_Chigumba">Priscilla Chigumba</a> urged members of the public to visit polling stations where they are registered to inspect the voters’ roll. Reads the notice:
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<h2>Inspection of the Delimitation Voters’ Roll </h2>
It is hereby notified for general information that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission shall lay open the delimitation voters’ roll for inspection by the public in accordance with Section 21 of the Electoral Act [Chapter: 13] as read with section 10(2) of the Electoral (Voter Registration) Regulations Statutory Instrument 85 of 2017. The purpose of the inspection of the voters’ roll is to allow members of the public to check if their names are appearing on the voters’ roll and to check if their details are correctly captured and if not, to correct such anomalies.
The voters’ roll will be polling station-specific and available for inspection at the elections centres listed in the schedule below during the period 17 to 26 July 2022 from 07:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs.
The electorate is advised to visit polling stations where they are registered to vote to inspect the voters’ roll. Alternatively, voters can check their details on the USSD platform by dialling *2650 or the online platform bvrinspection.zec.org.zw
Once all the corrections have been taken on board, the Commission will then produce the fmal voters’ roll that will be used for the purpose of conducting the delimitation exercise.
The Commission urges all members of the public to take a keen interest in this important process by coming out in large numbers to inspect the voters’ roll. 
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