Sound management is critical to the success of any election process hence increasing calls across the world for constitutionally established and professionally run bodies called Election Management Bodies [EMBs]…………. : more
Electoral Management Bodies
Special Voting Procedures: Which Way for Zimbabwe?
Voting is every citizen’s right. No eligible national citizen should be deprived of registration or the right to vote as a result of being homeless, ill, out of the country, in prison……….. : more
System of Representation
The system of representation is the method of transferring votes into seats in a parliament or an assembly. There are a number of alternative systems being used…. : more
Systems of Governance: What options for Zimbabwe?
Systems of Governance are sets of political institutions by which governments are organized in order to exert power over body politics. ……………. : more
Electoral Systems Reforms-Which way for Zimbabwe?
Post election conflicts currently bedeviling Zimbabwe have generated fundamental questions about the extent to which winner-take-all Fast Past the Post electoral frameworks are still relevant in Zimbabwe……………….. : more
Summary of Strengths and Weaknesses of Electoral Systems
Summary of strengths and weaknesses of electoral systems…. : more
Priority Areas for Electoral Reforms in View of Impending By- Elections and Constitutional Referendum
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network has proposed a series of further reforms to the electoral laws of Zimbabwe. However while all of these changes should be put in place prior to the holding of………………… : more
Zesn Position Paper On The Funding Of Political Parties In Zimbabwe 2009
The financing of political parties is generally considered to be one of the critical factors for the success of multiparty democracy. In the case of the public funding of political parties, Friedman states that…………… : more
Summary of Electoral Reform Proposals
Some amendments were made to the Electoral Act in the prior to March 2008 e.g. requiring posting of election results outside polling stations and constituency tabulation centres………… : more
An analysis of Electoral reforms agreed to by parties to the GPA and the newly constituted Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
In 2008, Zimbabweans welcomed the signing of the Global Political Agreement between the three political parties in Zimbabwe namely MDC (T), MDC (M) and ZANU PF. This agreement has led to considerable peace and stabilityin Zimbabwe. While the agreement was a positive development, its implementation has …. : more