Zimbabwe: Electoral Commission
Updated October 2007
Zimbabwe had at on time three standing commissions which dealt with various aspects of the electoral processes, but progressively all functions have been moved to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). The Electoral Supervisory Commission was abolished in August 2005 by a constitutional amendment (Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 17) Act 2005) and its functions were transferred to the ZEC. In 2007 the Constitution was amended again (Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 18) Act) so as to abolish the Delimitation Commission and its functions were also transfered to the ZEC.
- Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
- Delimitation Commission (defunct 2007)
- Electoral Supervisory Commission (defunct 2005)
In addition there were two other bodies involved with elections (Molokele 2005):
- Registrar General's Office
- Elections Directorate (defunct 2005)
References
CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT (NO. 17) ACT 2005, [www] http://www.kubatana.net/docs/legisl/constitution_zim_amd17_050825.doc [Word document] (accessed 21 May 2008).
CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT (NO 18) Act, 2007, [www] http://aceproject.org/regions-en/eisa/ZW/Constitution%20of%20Zimbabwe%20Amendment% 20No%2018%20Act%2C%202007.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 30 May 2008).
MOLOKELE, D 2005, "An overview of the Zimbabwean electoral institutions", ZimOnline, February, [www] http://www.zimonline.co.za/opinionread.asp?ID=9405 (page off-line 30 Oct 2007).
