…multiple entries of the same name on the voter’s roll
This first hand experience emailed to us from a subscriber. We’ve edited it to conceal identities:
My wife and I voted at St Johns School. The whole process took no more than 20 minutes. Pretty well organised.
My gardener also voted at St Johns, but my maid, who has also voted at the same polling stations as us was turned away at St Johns, Borrowdale Primary School and Greystone Park School.
At the latter, I went into the so-called command centre filled with almost a dozen policemen and one lady sitting at a computer. I queried the latter as to why my maid, one JM [full name supplied] was not on the Harare North voters roll since she had voted in this constituency in the past.
In front of my very eyes the computer monitor shows up at least half a dozen JM’s.
The operator quickly removed that page from the screen which I had observed - but she did confirm that this JM (matched her ID) was on the voters roll for Ward 42 - Hatcliffe, I was informed.
She even gave me the page number - [page and line number supplied] - to facilitate locating the name on that register.
I helped J off with return bus fare to Hatcliffe and await to learn whether she will be successful.
My gardener reported that he came across several people who had been turned away at St Johns polling st. I spoke to a young white lady at Borrowdale Primary School who was not on the voters roll as previously. She walked off without any intention of taking the matter further.
