Zimbabwe: 2008 Election timetable

Harmonised elections

• Chief's senators: Provincial Assemblies of Chiefs meet to elect their senators on 31 Mar
• Election day: 29 Mar 2008.
• Accreditation: Observers and journalists 19 Feb - 29 Mar
• Voter registration: Closed 13 Feb (was 6 Feb); inspection of rolls 14 Feb
  Registration drive, using mobile stations, conducted 18 Jun - 17 Aug 2007
• Nomination courts: 15 Feb (was 8 Feb)
• Delimitation: ZEC Report detailing constituencies for House of Assembly and Senate gazetted 1 Feb

Presidential second round and by-elections

• Election day: 27 Jun (proclaimed by ZEC on 16 May)
• Postal ballot boxes: Sealed 20 Jun
• Postal ballot applications; Deadline 17h Jun
• Accreditation: Observers and journalists 2-26 Jun
• By-election nomination courts: 30 May; for three House of Assembly seat elections not held on election day (Gwanda South, Redcliff, Pelandaba-Mpopoma).
• National Multi-Party Liaison Committee: Convened 23 May
• Presidential second round: 23 May (counting from announcement of results)
• Presidential second round: 19 Apr (counting from election day)