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Mop-up
mobile voter registration report
Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN)
November 26, 2007
http://www.zesn.org.zw/newsflash_view.cfm?nfid=8
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The
Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) observed the mop-up mobile
voter registration exercise that started on the 26th of October
and ended on the 15th of November 2007. The exercise was hampered
by poor publicity and several logistical shortcomings.
Highlights
- Exercise
poorly publicised
- Majority
of people unaware of the voter registration exercise
- Power cuts
affect registration
- Shortage
of registration forms and photographic films
- Political
parties barely visible in mobilization of prospective voters
- Most traditional
leaders facilitate registration of their subjects
- Some registration
officials continue to demand bribes from poor peasants
Methodology
This report
is based on actual observations of observers that ZESN deployed
to the following districts: Mazowe, Bindura, Guruve and Mt Darwin
in Mashonaland Central; Hurungwe, Kadoma, Makonde, Kariba and Chegutu
in Mashonaland West. ZESN also received reports from its observers
in UMP; Marondera; Hwedza; Murewa; Chikomba; Seke; Mudzi and Mutoko
in Mashonaland East. ZESN also deployed observers in Kwekwe, Chirumhanzu
and Gweru in the Midlands. The report is also based on observer
reports in Masvingo Province from Chiredzi,Gutu, Chivi, Bikita,
Mwenezi and Zaka Districts. ZESN also deployed observers in Harare
and Bulawayo.
The report is
also based on the feedback that ZESN has received from the members
of the public on the exercise through its community workshops.
Publicity and Awareness
ZESN observers
have not observed any posters by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
close to some of the centers where the registration is going on.
ZESN however observed that the majority of the people at most centers
were unaware that there was voter registration going on but were
aware that national ID cards were being issued. There was little
enthusiasm in the people to register as voters as most of them appeared
content only to get the ID cards. The publicity campaign conducted
mainly through school children mostly concentrated on informing
the people of the issuing of ID cards and birth certificates than
on the registration of voters.
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