Tactic: Zimbabwe Election Watch Map

Written by Mary on March 31, 2008 – 12:57 am -

Description: This mashup overlays a Google map of Zimbabwe with information about breaches in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections* since July 2007.

Map URL: http://www.sokwanele.com/map/all_breaches

Organizer: Zimbabwe Election Watch, a project of the Zimbabwean movement blog www.Sokwanele.com

Purpose of Action: To make an accessible visual representation of complex longitudinal data about breaches in electoral standards.

Organizing Tools: Google maps, a blog

Outcome: Results of the March 29, 2008 election will be announced on Monday, March 31..

Ease of Replication: Creating a basic Google map with your own locations is pretty easy. Adding customizable icons and creating preferences that allow you to display only certain icons takes a little more skill.

* PDF version of SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections


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3 Responses to “Tactic: Zimbabwe Election Watch Map”

  1. By Youss on Mar 31, 2008 | Reply

    Have the election results been published yet? I am fearing the worst but hoping for the best…

  2. By Mary on Apr 1, 2008 | Reply

    I do not think official results have been announced yet, but the opposition MDC party has claimed victory. According to AFP, the MDC’s own tally of votes in 128 of the 210 parliamentary seats showed that its leader Tsvangirai had secured 60% of votes.

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