printing of the Presidential, Mayoral, National Assembly and Local Government ballots is complete at 100%.

Overall progress is at 95% with the Presidential ballots completed at 100%, Mayoral ballots completed at 100%, National Assembly completed at 100% and Local Government ballots at 79%.

Visually impaired voters who are braille literate will be able to vote with tactile ballot jackets in the 2021 General Election.

The Electoral Commission of Zambia wishes to remind all independent candidates for the forthcoming General Election that independent candidates should not be affiliated to any political party. In line with the legal requirements, all independent candidates should have relinquished political party membership “at least two months immediately before the date of the election.”