Bill tackles vote rigging

The Electoral Amendment Bill passed through Committee Stage in Parliament on Thursday, with indications that many rigging mechanisms are unlikely to see the light of day.

Anti-rigging mechanisms introduced include restricting of postal ballots to officers outside the country on State duty unlike in the past when security forces were allowed to cast postal votes within the country.

The Bill has also given the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) the sole lawful authority to announce election results, while prohibiting political parties from doing so.

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