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Index of results, reports, press stmts and articles on March 31 2005 General Election - post Mar 30
Election
Update: Zimbabwe No. 3
Electoral
Institute of Southern Africa (EISA)
April 25, 2005
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Contents
- Introduction
- Polling Stations
- Secrecy
of the Ballot
- Election
Material
- Counting
- Announcement
of Results
- POST ELECTION
REVIEW
- New Parliament
- AN EVALUATION
OF THE 2005 GENERAL ELECTION
- Conclusion
Introduction
Although
the fairness of an election is unlikely to be determined solely
by reference to what happens on the Election Day, the actual process
of balloting deserves particular attention. Among other issues,
balloting raises the question of polling stations and their accessibility
for the population, the presence of competent staff vested in the
procedures of voting, the presence of party representatives , secrecy
of the act of voting and secrecy of the ballot box, the integrity
of the counting process and its translation into a genuine political
result.
According to
international standards of free and fair elections, the organisation
and management of elections also includes the opening and closing
of polling stations at stated times, the arrangement of booths and
the orderly movement of voters, the identification and verification
of voters and an established procedure for objection and challenge.
Also important is the marking of ballot papers out of sight of officials
or other voters, the deposit of marked ballots and the use of indelible
ink in order to prevent double voting. The counting process in turn
requires measures to ensure that the ballot boxes are empty before
voting begins and that counting is done fairly and transparently.
International Law And Practice: Free And Fair Elections, 1994).
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