Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe leader, Elton Mangoma has approached the Constitutional Court seeking an order to align the Electoral Act with the Constitution. This would mean nullifying certain sections while amending others. In a statement the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said,
The RDZ leader has requested to be allowed to file an application in the ConCourt seeking an order to compel Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Hon Ziyambi Ziyambi to ensure a comprehensive amendment of the current electoral law by the legislature ahead of the 2018 harmonised elections, so as to align pertinent provisions of the Electoral Act with the Constitution in terms of section 117(1) of the Constitution,
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