Recommendation 142 (Election Administration) Zambia 2001
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ZM/zambia-final-report-general-elections-eu-2001/at_download/file
A simplification of voter registration procedures could be recommended. The secrecy of the vote could and should also be increased by a reform of the voting procedures. The voting process could be accelerated by distributing all ballot papers to the voter at the same time. Transparency of the process could be easily increased. A reasonable timing is needed to announce the election date in order to allow a better planning of the activities (the delay in the announcement of election date made it difficult to plan and implement some of the programmes with time-effectiveness). The law should also provide for free access to the public media for the contesting Parties and Candidates, and for an observation free of charge. In addition, party funding need to be fully and efficiently regulated. Finally, attention should be paid to the setting up of an effective electoral disputes resolution system.
