THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network has said that this week's elections could not be considered to "reflect the will of the Zimbabwean people" due to a number of pre-election issues.
There were about 6.2 million registered voters on the voters list. We're
told that over 2 million of those names were of dead people, leaving 4.2
million to elect the president of Zimbabwe. However the local NGO network
estimates that about another 1 million registered urban voters were
prevented from voting because their names did not appear on the voters
list. That leaves 3.2 million people to elect the president in a country
where most people seem to want change. Mugabe supporters are claiming that
he has won a higher percentage than the 70% that he win in the election of
1980. 70% of 3.2 million voters is a little over 2 million, and… WHAT A
COINCIDENCE?… There were about 2 million extra ballots printed by the
ZEC! I wonder if the ZEC can show the world 2 million unused ballot papers?
I doubt it. Mugabe will claim that those asking to see them are just sore
losers.
There were about 6.2 million registered voters on the voters list. We're
told that over 2 million of those names were of dead people, leaving 4.2
million to elect the president of Zimbabwe. However the local NGO network
estimates that about another 1 million registered urban voters were
prevented from voting because their names did not appear on the voters
list. That leaves 3.2 million people to elect the president in a country
where most people seem to want change. Mugabe supporters are claiming that
he has won a higher percentage than the 70% that he win in the election of
1980. 70% of 3.2 million voters is a little over 2 million, and… WHAT A
COINCIDENCE?… There were about 2 million extra ballots printed by the
ZEC! I wonder if the ZEC can show the world 2 million unused ballot papers?
I doubt it. Mugabe will claim that those asking to see them are just sore
losers.
Registering to vote is done even if there are no election in that
particular time or year hence it is also your right to check you name in
the voters roll and confirm your eligibility to vote,mobile registration is
there to lure or make it as simple as possible for everyone to vote.If one
had registered early and was not sure that he or she will be on the voters
roll I think it was wise to check you name to avoid to be turned away.so
tough luck if you name wasn't on the voters roll since you relay on it.
How is one to check their name on the voters roll when the ZEC didn't even
release printed copies until the evening before the election? As far as
I've heard, 2 days AFTER the election, they still haven't released a
digital copy that can be searched.
"A digital copy that can be searched" by whom if I may ask?? Those who
needed the roll got it - as far back as June 2013 - whether soft or hard
copy, it is of no consequence.
One need not have the whole voters roll in order to check their names. All
one needed to do was to visit the offices of the Registrar General of
Voters (dotted around the country) to verify if they appear.
Therefore, those whose names did not appear, did not want to vote in the
first place. Enough time was given to ALL ZIMBABWEANS - without any
consideration of who they were and where they come from - to register or
check if their names are still on the voters roll.
Tough luck for your fictitious 2 million disenfranchised Zimbabweans who
could not express their right at the just ended elections. And as they say,
it is water under the bridge. ZANU-PF has won and is going to be ruling
them for the next five years.
After five year (in 2018), I am sure they will be cleverer enough to know
the importance of their right to vote and chose a government of their
choice.
Zimbabwe: One Million Prevented From Voting - ZESN
New Zimbabwe (London), 1 August 2013
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network has said that this week's elections could not be considered to "reflect the will of the Zimbabwean people" due to a number of pre-election issues.
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There were about 6.2 million registered voters on the voters list. We're told that over 2 million of those names were of dead people, leaving 4.2 million to elect the president of Zimbabwe. However the local NGO network estimates that about another 1 million registered urban voters were prevented from voting because their names did not appear on the voters list. That leaves 3.2 million people to elect the president in a country where most people seem to want change. Mugabe supporters are claiming that he has won a higher percentage than the 70% that he win in the election of 1980. 70% of 3.2 million voters is a little over 2 million, and… WHAT A COINCIDENCE?… There were about 2 million extra ballots printed by the ZEC! I wonder if the ZEC can show the world 2 million unused ballot papers? I doubt it. Mugabe will claim that those asking to see them are just sore losers.
There were about 6.2 million registered voters on the voters list. We're told that over 2 million of those names were of dead people, leaving 4.2 million to elect the president of Zimbabwe. However the local NGO network estimates that about another 1 million registered urban voters were prevented from voting because their names did not appear on the voters list. That leaves 3.2 million people to elect the president in a country where most people seem to want change. Mugabe supporters are claiming that he has won a higher percentage than the 70% that he win in the election of 1980. 70% of 3.2 million voters is a little over 2 million, and… WHAT A COINCIDENCE?… There were about 2 million extra ballots printed by the ZEC! I wonder if the ZEC can show the world 2 million unused ballot papers? I doubt it. Mugabe will claim that those asking to see them are just sore losers.
You want ZEC to show you 2 million unused ballot papers. Show them the 2 million graves you are on about
Registering to vote is done even if there are no election in that particular time or year hence it is also your right to check you name in the voters roll and confirm your eligibility to vote,mobile registration is there to lure or make it as simple as possible for everyone to vote.If one had registered early and was not sure that he or she will be on the voters roll I think it was wise to check you name to avoid to be turned away.so tough luck if you name wasn't on the voters roll since you relay on it.
Were people ENCOURAGED TO CHECK FOR THEIR NAMES??? At one Stage the ZEC was looking for money about usd80M
How is one to check their name on the voters roll when the ZEC didn't even release printed copies until the evening before the election? As far as I've heard, 2 days AFTER the election, they still haven't released a digital copy that can be searched.
DL;
"A digital copy that can be searched" by whom if I may ask?? Those who needed the roll got it - as far back as June 2013 - whether soft or hard copy, it is of no consequence.
One need not have the whole voters roll in order to check their names. All one needed to do was to visit the offices of the Registrar General of Voters (dotted around the country) to verify if they appear.
Therefore, those whose names did not appear, did not want to vote in the first place. Enough time was given to ALL ZIMBABWEANS - without any consideration of who they were and where they come from - to register or check if their names are still on the voters roll.
Tough luck for your fictitious 2 million disenfranchised Zimbabweans who could not express their right at the just ended elections. And as they say, it is water under the bridge. ZANU-PF has won and is going to be ruling them for the next five years.
After five year (in 2018), I am sure they will be cleverer enough to know the importance of their right to vote and chose a government of their choice.