Reporting Elections, Safety and Security of Journalists Elections in Zimbabwe In Zimbabwe, elections are regulated by the Constitution of Zimbabwe as well as the Electoral Act. Chapter 7 of the Constitution outlines electoral principles that Zimbabwe should adhere to, while Part 2 of Chapter 12 of the Constitution establishes an Independent Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), which is tasked with the running of Zimbabwe’s electoral process. ZEC’s obligations include, but is not limited to the demarcation of constituency and ward boundaries and registration of voters. The obligations extend to the accreditation of journalists covering Zimbabwean elections and monitoring the conduct of the media during the elections. Besides responsibility to provide voter education, ZEC also monitors voter education provided by other organisations such as the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) for correctness and impartiality. Rights to Voter’s Roll The law states that the voters’ rolls should be more accessible to the public and that ZEC shall provide copies of rolls at cost to candidates and political parties, in both print and electronic versions. ZEC is required to provide a sufficient number of conveniently situated polling stations and to allow input from political parties on their location. After counting of votes at polling stations, results to be 70 https://zimbabwe.misa.org