President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended voting in the general elections to Thursday, 24 August, at polling stations that failed to open on time on Wednesday.
Polling had been gazetted to take place from 7 AM to 7 PM on 23 August but a number of polling stations opened after midday after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) failed to deliver ballot papers.
President Mnangagwa extended voting in selected wards through Statutory Instrument 151 of 2023, Proclamation 5 of 2023, which reads in part:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE EMMERSON DAMBUDZO MNANGAGWA G.C.Z.M. President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of Zimbabwe.
WHEREAS, in terms of proclamation 4 of 2023, published in statutory instrument 85 of 2023 the 23rd of August was fixed as the date of the election to the office of President, the election of members of the National Assembly and election of councillors, that is to say, as the day on which a poll shall be taken if a poll becomes necessary in terms of section 46(17)(c) or 125(4)(b) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] for the election to the office of President or any such members of the National Assembly or councillors;
AND WHEREAS it has been ascertained that certain polling stations for the wards specified in the schedule to this proclamation have not opened in the time specified in section 53(1) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13];
AND WHEREAS, Section 53(1) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] provides that if for good cause shown it is not possible to open a polling station at 7:00 am then the polling station shall be opened at such later time but will be kept open for at least twelve (12) hours continuously on polling day:
AND WHEREAS it has been noted that for some polling stations in he wards specified in the schedule to the proclamation this period will overlap into a day that is not a polling day:
AND WHEREAS section 38(4) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] gives the President power. by further proclamation in the Gazette to alter any day, time or place fixed in terms of subsection (1) or (3) of section 38 and the day, time or place as so altered shall be deemed to have been fixed in terms of the appropriate subsection of section;
NOW THEREFORE, under and by virtue of the powers vested in the President as aforesaid, I do, by this proclamation in respect of the affected polling stations for the wards listed in the schedule to this Proclamation fix the 24 of August 2023 as the last day of polling for the election to the office of President, the election of members of the National Assembly and election of councillors.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of Zimbabwe at Harare, this 23 day of August, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-three.
By Command of the President
According to the schedule, polling stations in the wards listed below will be open to allow voters to cast their ballots on Thursday, 24 August:
Ward 8, Buhera RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 25, Buhera RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 1, Chimanimani, Manicaland Province
Ward 2, Chipinge RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 1, Chipinge Town Council, Manicaland Province
Ward 2, Chipinge Town Council, Manicaland Province
Ward 3, Chipinge Town Council, Manicaland Province
Ward 7, Makoni RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 7, Mutare Municipality, Manicaland Province
Ward 22, Mutare RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 25, Mutare RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 6, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 16, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 17, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 18, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 19, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 20, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 21, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 25, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 26, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 27, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 28, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 29, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 30, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 31, Mutasa RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 19, Nyanga RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 26, Nyanga RDC, Manicaland Province
Ward 3, Pfura RDC, Mashonaland Central Province
Ward 4, Bindura RDC, Mashonaland Central Province
Ward 32, Harare Municipality, Harare Province
Ward 30, Harare Municipality, Harare Province
Ward 12, Harare Municipality, Harare Province
Ward 26, Harare Municipality, Harare Province
Ward 33, Harare Municipality, Harare Province
Ward 31, Harare Municipality, Harare Province
Ward 34, Harare Municipality, Harare Province
Ward 14, Harare Municipality, Harare Province
Ward 24, Harare Municipality, Harare Province
Ward 28, Harare Municipality, Harare Province
Ward 16, Harare Municipality, Harare Province
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