MADZINGO & ORS v MINISTER OF JUSTICE & ORS 2005 (1) ZLR 171 (H)

2005 (1) ZLR p171

Flynote

Constitutional law — Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 — Declaration of Rights — s 24 — application under — s 24(6) — right of Attorney-General to be cited and heard — such right exists if a question arises as to whether any law is in contravention of the Declaration of Rights

Constitutional law — Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 — s 20(1) — freedom of expression — does not include right to cast of ballot at an election

Election — voters — absentee voters — voters required to attend polling stations personally in order to vote — save in respect of a few specified persons absentee voting is not catered for in the Act

Election — voters — right to vote — elections — voters not resident in their constituencies on polling day — failure by authorities to make arrangements for absentee voters to cast their votes — such failure not unconstitutional

Statutes — Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13] — overriding object of electoral law — voters required to attend polling stations personally in order to vote — save in respect of a few specified persons absentee voting is not catered for in the Act