The
polls
cover
Ward
9
of
Chiredzi
Rural
District
Council
and
Wards
1,
10
and
21
of
Tsholotsho
Rural
District
Council,
according
to
an
election
notice
issued
by
ZEC
Chief
Elections
Officer
Simbarashe
Tongayi.
ZEC
said
the
Chiredzi
seat
fell
vacant
following
the
death
of
the
incumbent
councillor.
The
three
Tsholotsho
seats
became
vacant
“by
operation
of
law
after
a
Tribunal
found
the
incumbents
guilty”.
Nomination
courts
will
sit
on
Wednesday,
20
May,
from
10
AM
to
4
PM
to
receive
candidate
papers.
The
Chiredzi
nominations
will
be
held
at
the
Rural
District
Council
boardroom,
69
Inyathi
Road.
Tsholotsho
nominations
will
be
at
the
RDC
boardroom
in
Tsholotsho.
Polling
will
take
place
on
Saturday,
20
June,
if
contests
are
necessary
under
section
125(4)(b)
of
the
Electoral
Act.
The
notice
was
published
in
line
with
section
121A
(2)
of
the
Electoral
Act
[Chapter
2:13]
after
ZEC
received
formal
notification
of
the
vacancies.