Zimbabwe

Electoral Act (2004, last amended 2008)

Updated: June 2015

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Section 51 states:

(1a) Every polling station shall be located in a place that is readily accessible to the public, including persons with physical disabilities.

 

Section 59 states:

(1) Upon request by a voter who is illiterate or physically handicapped and cannot vote in the way set out in section 57, a presiding officer shall

  • (a) permit another person, selected by the voter to assist the voter in exercising his or her vote; or
  • (b) in the absence of a person selected by the voter, assist the voter in exercising his or her vote in the presence of two other electoral officers or employees of the Commission and a police officer on duty.

 

Excerpts from the Electoral Act (2004, last amended 2008)