Letters: Zec must avail the voters roll

THE Election Resources Centre (ERC) notes the statement made by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba in Parliament on April 5, 2023. The chairperson is quoted stating that the electoral commission is unable to publish the voters roll as it has the responsibility to protect the data of voters in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

While the Data Protection Act is there to provide for data protection with due regard to the declaration of rights under the Constitution, the act also addresses the protection of data in terms of public and national interest.

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