The election watchdog last week conducted four workshops in the Midlands to educate people on the contents of the Electoral Amendment Bill.
The bill articulates measures deemed necessary at facilitating free and fair polls.
A report produced by ZESN shows that locals are eager to see an end to the participation of chiefs in the country's politics.
"Some participants in Silobela and Vungu castigated local traditional leaders for their partisan involvement in the country's political activities," reads part of the report.
Chiefs in Silobela have long been accused of being Zanu (PF) fronts used in forcing their subjects to support the former ruling party.
Chief Samambwa was accused by the MDC of confiscating the party's cards and T-Shirts forcing everyone to support Zanu (PF).
Locals also called for the sorting out of the voters roll saying it’s not a secret the document is in shambles.
"On the state of the voters roll, Silobela participants suggested that traditional leaders should take the lead in the registration of deaths so that deceased people can be removed from the roll," the report states.
Participants in all four workshops agreed that although the polling station based voting system is good, Zimbabwe is not ready to implement the system given the violent and intimidatory nature of elections in the country.
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