The Zimbabwe Nomination Courts will officially register candidates for the national general elections set for August 23, 2023, on June 21. Here are some key facts about the nomination process:
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Nomination is a process that requires prospective candidates to go through the nomination court to qualify or disqualify them from election.
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All nominations for Presidential Candidates are received at a single designated venue in Harare.
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Nominations of National Assembly Constituency members are received at designated provincial venues for all constituencies in the respective provinces.
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Nominations of party-list candidates will be received at designated Provincial venues.
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Nominations of candidates for election to local authority councils will be received at designated offices of the various local authorities countrywide.
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Any person who meets the requisite qualifications can qualify for nomination.
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Although candidate registration fees for some categories have been challenged in the courts as exorbitant, no new fee structure had been announced by June 14, 2023.
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The required fees for Presidential Candidates are US$20,000; for National Assembly Constituency Candidates, US$1,000; and for Party List Candidates, USD$200 per party-list as stipulated by ZEC.
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The Party list must adopt the Zebra format of having alternating female and male candidates with a female candidate always heading the list in order of preference.
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Disqualifications from the party list include standing as a candidate in more than one province, standing on more than one party list, and standing as a candidate for the National Assembly or as a councillor.
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