Zimbabwe's government proposes constitutional amendments to country's electoral framework

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has warned against proposed amendments to the Electoral Act, which seek to shift voter registration responsibility from  the electoral body to the Civil Registration Department (CRD). Government is presently drafting an omnibus Constitutional Amendment Bill, proposing significant changes to the country’s electoral framework, including shifting the responsibility of voter registration from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to CRD. [ . . . ] “Zimbabwe’s continuous voter registration system, which is best suitable for the context and currently administered by Zec as mandated by the Constitution, should continue. “Instead of taking a retrogressive approach the focus should be geared towards improving issues and systems that have been heavily contested in courts, such as availing the voters roll on time, especially to political parties.” Zesn said the changes should be approached cautiously, bearing in mind that the Constitution has already been amended twice in 10 years.
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