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Moyo clarifies Police postal voting
13 Jul 2018 at 08:54hrs | Views
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Commissioner, Qhubani Moyo has tried to pour cold water into the alleged shoddy members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police postal voting which clandestinely took place in Bulawayo and other parts of the country when he said the security agents were mandated by the law to cast their postal ballots in secrecy.
This was after wide spread condemnation from political divide that the police have started rigging elections on behalf of the ruling Zanu PF.
"After speaking to Senior Assistant Commissioner Erasmus Makodza, ZRP commander on 2018 elections about police postal votes, he says some police officers who applied for postal votes because they will be out of their stations on election day administered their postal ballots in secrecy in Bulawayo," Moyo said.
"The process will happen all over the country& in diplomatic missions but these ballots should be with at Zec HQ by 16 July 2018 There is no requirement for Zec to be present when individuals vote, Zec meets their ballots when they courier them to the CEO who in turn sends them to respective polling stations where they are opened on election day and counted with the rest of ballots cast on that day!!7000 Zimbabweans qualified for postal votes for this election."
This was after wide spread condemnation from political divide that the police have started rigging elections on behalf of the ruling Zanu PF.
"After speaking to Senior Assistant Commissioner Erasmus Makodza, ZRP commander on 2018 elections about police postal votes, he says some police officers who applied for postal votes because they will be out of their stations on election day administered their postal ballots in secrecy in Bulawayo," Moyo said.
"The process will happen all over the country& in diplomatic missions but these ballots should be with at Zec HQ by 16 July 2018 There is no requirement for Zec to be present when individuals vote, Zec meets their ballots when they courier them to the CEO who in turn sends them to respective polling stations where they are opened on election day and counted with the rest of ballots cast on that day!!7000 Zimbabweans qualified for postal votes for this election."
Source - Byo24News