29 June 2013 – Harare: The Zimbabwe Election Support Network deployed volunteers nationwide to observe the nomination court proceedings on the 28th of June 2013. The environment during which candidates filed their papers for nomination was generally calm and ZESN teams observed that there were no major incidents….: more
ZESN OBSERVES NOMINATION COURT PROCEEDINGS
Civil Society Joint Statement on Observations on the Mobile Voter Registration Exercise
26 June 2013 – Harare: We the civil society organisations in Zimbabwe would like to commend ZEC for having rolled out the mandatory Voter registration exercise from the 9th of June 2013. As we prepare for the harmonised elections we are of the view that…: more
ZESN’s Preliminary Findings on the Ongoing Mobile Voter Registration
19 June 2013 – Harare: In almost all countries, voters must be registered in order to be eligible to participate in an election. Voter registration is intended to ensure that everyone entitled to vote can do so, to prevent ineligible persons from voting, and to guard against multiple voting by the same individual… : more
ZESN CALLS FOR IMPERATIVE ELECTORAL REFORMS BEFORE ELECTIONS
18 JUNE 2013: Harare – The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) is calling for meaningful reforms before Zimbabweans go for polls this year. This call comes in the wake of the proclamation by President Robert Mugabe on Thursday the 13th of June setting 31 July 2013 as the election date for the harmonized elections and the call for extension by SADC during its Extra Ordinary Summit in Maputo over the weekend.. : more
CSO’s JOINT STATEMENT ON THE JUST ENDED MOBILE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE
21 May 2013: Harare – We, the Zimbabwean Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) listed below,Noting the conclusion of the constitution making process, a key milestone in the implementation of the Global Political Agreement, which paves way for preparations for free and fair elections… : more
ZESN’S STATEMENT ON THE MOBILE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE
2 May 2013 : Harare – ZESN welcomes the commencement of a national mobile voter registration exercise earlier this week. Indications from the various parts of the country have shown that….. : more
ZESN’S PRE-REFERENDUM PRESS STATEMENT FINAL
17 March 2013 – Holiday Inn, Harare: The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN), a network of 31 non-governmental organisations working on the promotion of democratic elections in Zimbabwe, observed the Constitutional Referendum on Saturday 16 March 2013. ZESN deployed approximately 600 observers across the country, drawn from some of its member organisations… : more
ZESN’S CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM MIDDAY SITUATIONAL STATEMENT
Harare-16 March 2013 – As of mid-day, ZESN observers report that the opening of polling in the Constitutional Referendum appears to have proceeded smoothly except for some polling stations that opened late and some stations that experienced problems…: more
ZESN’s CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM EVENING UPDATE
Harare-16 March 2013 – Voting in the Constitutional Referendum has been fairly quiet and peaceful, with votes being processed relatively quickly and few incidents of violations.: more
ZESN’S Referendum Report – ADVANCED COPY
16 March 2013 – Zimbabwe Constitution Referendum Report and Implications for the next elections….. : more