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SI* No. |
Title |
Summary of principal effects* |
Date* of
Operation |
Person: Electoral
Act Power |
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1.
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3A
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Electoral
(Presidential Election) Notice, 2002
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1. Nomination of candidates - 31st
January
2. Presidential poll - 9/10th
January
3. Closure of voters’ rolls
- 10th January
|
10 January
|
R-G*:
s. 94(1)
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2.
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8A
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Electoral
(Amendment) Regulations, 2002 (No. 10)
|
1. Identification for purposes of
voting
2. Voters’ rolls charges -
$10,000 per constituency
3. Numbers of observers, monitors,
etc
|
17 January
|
Minister:
s. 157
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3.
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14B
|
Electoral
(Presidential Election) (No. 2) Notice, 2002
|
New closure of voters’ rolls -
27th January
|
29 January
|
R-G:
s. 94(2)
|
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4.
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GN* 55E
|
General Laws Amendment Act, 2002 (Act
No. 2 of 2002)
|
Act annulled by Supreme Court on 27th
February
|
4 February
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Parliament
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5.
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17A
|
Electoral
(Amendment) Regulations, 2002 (No. 11)
|
Observer fees:-
Z$1,000 domestic; US$100 Africa;
US$300 non-Africa
|
6 February
|
Minister:
s. 157
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6
|
34
|
Electoral (Amendment) Regulations,
2002 (No. 12)
|
1. Definition of ‘Observer group’
2. Amendment of numbers of
observers, monitors, etc
|
22 February
|
Minister:
s. 157
|
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7.
|
41A
|
Electoral (Presidential Election) (No. 3)
Notice, 2002
|
New closure of voters’ rolls -
3rd March
|
1 March
|
R-G:
s. 94(2)
|
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8.
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41B
|
Electoral (Amendment) Regulations,
2002 (No. 13)
|
Reintroduction by regulation, following
27th February Supreme Court ruling, of:-
1. Observers, monitors, etc
2. Code of Conduct
3. Penalty for breach - $10,000
|
1 March
|
Minister:
s. 157
|
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9.
|
41C
|
Public Holidays and Prohibition of
Business (Declaration of Public Holiday) Notice, 2002
|
Declaration of Saturday, 9th March
as a public holiday
|
5 March
|
President:
s. 2(2) of Public Holidays Act
|
|
10.
|
41D
|
Electoral Act (Modification) Notice,
2002
|
1. Assignment of staff, including
‘disciplined forces’, to ESC*
2. Restriction of postal vote
to ‘disciplined forces’, diplomats, and spouses
3. Supplementary voters’ roll
for those registered after 27th January
4. Z$100,000 penalty for voting
in constituency other than that for which registered
5. Disqualified voters’ roll
for former dual citizens
6. Validation of annulled
General Laws Amendment Act amendments from 4th February to 5th March
|
5 March
|
President:
s. 158
|
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11.
|
41E
|
Urban Councils (Election) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2002 (No. 4)
|
Number of polling agents per polling
station for mayoral and council elections
|
5 March
|
Minister: s. 157,
& s. 234 Urban Councils Act
|
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12.
|
41F
|
Electoral (Amendment) Regulations,
2002 (No. 14)
|
1. Number of polling agents per
polling station for parliamentary and presidential elections
2. Further amendment to numbers
of observers, monitors, etc
|
5 March
|
Minister:
s. 157
|
|
13.
|
42A
|
Electoral (Amendment) Regulations,
2002 (No. 15)
|
Further amendment to numbers of
observers, monitors, etc
|
8 March
|
Minister:
s. 157
|
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14.
|
42B
|
Electoral Act (Modification) (No. 2)
Notice, 2002
|
1. Amendment of disqualified voters’
roll provisions
2. Increase in general penalty
for breach of regulations, from $1,000 to $20,000 and/or six months’
imprisonment
|
8 March
|
President:
s. 158
|
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15.
|
42C
|
Electoral (Electoral Code For Conduct
For Political Parties And Candidates And Multiparty Liaison Committee)
Regulations, 2002
|
Self-explanatory: code agreed between
Zanu PF and a minor candidate
|
8 March
|
Minister:
s. 157
|
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16.
|
42D
|
Electoral (Presidential Election) (No.
4) Notice, 2002
|
Extension of polling to 11th March
|
11 March
|
R-G
s. 94(2)
|
|
17.
|
42E
|
Electoral Act (Modification) (No. 3)
Notice, 2002
|
Extension of polling to 11th March
|
11 March
|
President:
s. 158
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