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HARARE — Zimbabwean police on Sunday arrested the election organiser of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party after he reported marked ballot papers were found in a dustbin following early voting, the party and police said.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has responded to allegations by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC that Special Vote ballots cast in his favour were found dumped in dustbins at the elections National Command Centre in Harare.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday expressed deep concern over last minute changes to vote counting procedures and other potential electoral vote rigging by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).
HARARE – On Friday Constitutional Court Judge George Chiweshe dismissed an MDC-T court bid querying the figures of police officers who voted in the special ballot held on July 14th-16th.
The Election Resource Centre adds its voice to the observations on the shambolic nature of the special voting process that was conducted by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on the 14th and 15th of July 2013.
HARARE – Members of the security forces and election officials who could not vote under special voting on Sunday and Monday will be able to do so during normal polling on 31 July, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Rita Makarau said.
Anti-riot police were called in to control uniformed forces who attempted to force their way into a polling station at Town House in Harare yesterday evening following day long delays in the distribution of ballot papers.
Police, soldiers and officials stood in line to vote across Zimbabwe for a second day on Monday after polling the day before was mired in chaos with ballot papers, ballot boxes and other materials not delivered in time.
A second day of chaos marked what was supposed to be ‘special voting’ for members of the security forces in Zimbabwe. The exercise is meant to allow the chance to vote ahead of their being deployed to provide security for the elections on July 31.
HARARE – High Court judge Justice George Chiweshe will Monday hear an appeal by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party to prevent a special vote by security and electoral officers who will be on duty on polling day.