The Objectives of Voter Education

The Election Act No. 11 of 1984 empowers the Zanzibar Electoral Commission to promote and coordinate voter education being one of its important responsibilities in an administrative and supervisory business of the Zanzibar Election. The Commission has been invested with that power under section 5 (b) of the Election Act, 1984. In implementing that responsibility, the Commission had ensured that people are being furnished with enough directives, explanations and analysis of election issues that will enable them to participate fully in various stages of election.

In order to ensure that Voter Education reach to the people in every corner, the Zanzibar Electoral Commission use various communicative ways to send the direct message through seminars, debates, and art theatre groups and other methods through radio and television broadcasting programs. The responsibility of providing voter education implement by the Electoral Commission, in the registration of voters and in the election.
PROPOSED ACTION PLAN FOR VOTERS EDUCATION 2008 – 2010