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ZEC establishes nine polling stations for run-off elections
29 Aug 2013 at 04:17hrs | Views
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has established nine polling stations where voting in run-off-elections for three local authority wards will take place.
The run-off will be held on September 11 after candidates who contested in the July 31 harmonised elections garnered equal votes.
The by-elections are in respect of Kadoma Municipality ward 4 (Mashonaland West), Kusile Rural District Council ward 5 (Matabeleland North) and Mutasa Rural District Council ward 30 (Manicaland).
The new Constitution stipulates that where there is an equality of votes a by-election should be held unlike in the past where candidates drew lots or tossed a coin to break the tie.
Zec said the polling stations would open at 7 am and close at 7 pm in the evening.
"Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 51 (3) of the Electoral Act [Chapter2:13] that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has identified polling stations where voting will take place on the 11th of September, 2013 in Ward 30 of Mutasa RDC, Ward 4 of Kadoma Municipality and ward 5 of Kusile RDC where candidates received an equality of votes," Zec said.
In Kadoma voting will take place at Mabanana Creche and Rimuka number 4 Ground while in Mutasa the venues are Matendere Secondary School, Pimai Primary School and Rumbizi Rest Camp.
For Kusile RDC the elections will take place at Esibombo, Msewele, Kana and Sinqobile primary schools.
In Kadoma ward 4, Godfrey Mamvura (Zanu-PF) will battle it out with Mr Fastmore Mandipota (MDC-T) after polling 545 votes apiece while in Kusile RDC Zanu-PF candidate Soneni Tshuma and MDC-T's Ubunene Ncube garnered 419 votes each.
In Mutasa, William Ketero of Zanu-PF and Mr Elias Kembo (MDC-T) were both declared winners after getting 692 votes respectively.
Zanu-PF routed the MDC-T in local authority elections, sweeping 1 493 out of 1 951 wards that were at stake.
The MDC-T got 442 while MDC got 14 wards, while Dr Dumiso Dabengwa's Zapu got one ward.
Zimbabwe has 1 958 wards and some of the wards were won by Zanu-PF uncontested.
The run-off will be held on September 11 after candidates who contested in the July 31 harmonised elections garnered equal votes.
The by-elections are in respect of Kadoma Municipality ward 4 (Mashonaland West), Kusile Rural District Council ward 5 (Matabeleland North) and Mutasa Rural District Council ward 30 (Manicaland).
The new Constitution stipulates that where there is an equality of votes a by-election should be held unlike in the past where candidates drew lots or tossed a coin to break the tie.
Zec said the polling stations would open at 7 am and close at 7 pm in the evening.
"Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 51 (3) of the Electoral Act [Chapter2:13] that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has identified polling stations where voting will take place on the 11th of September, 2013 in Ward 30 of Mutasa RDC, Ward 4 of Kadoma Municipality and ward 5 of Kusile RDC where candidates received an equality of votes," Zec said.
In Kadoma voting will take place at Mabanana Creche and Rimuka number 4 Ground while in Mutasa the venues are Matendere Secondary School, Pimai Primary School and Rumbizi Rest Camp.
For Kusile RDC the elections will take place at Esibombo, Msewele, Kana and Sinqobile primary schools.
In Kadoma ward 4, Godfrey Mamvura (Zanu-PF) will battle it out with Mr Fastmore Mandipota (MDC-T) after polling 545 votes apiece while in Kusile RDC Zanu-PF candidate Soneni Tshuma and MDC-T's Ubunene Ncube garnered 419 votes each.
In Mutasa, William Ketero of Zanu-PF and Mr Elias Kembo (MDC-T) were both declared winners after getting 692 votes respectively.
Zanu-PF routed the MDC-T in local authority elections, sweeping 1 493 out of 1 951 wards that were at stake.
The MDC-T got 442 while MDC got 14 wards, while Dr Dumiso Dabengwa's Zapu got one ward.
Zimbabwe has 1 958 wards and some of the wards were won by Zanu-PF uncontested.
Source - Herald
