Fact Check: Yes, remove nail polish or artificial nail from your voting finger - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
August 21, 2023
Claim: Voter education material circulating on social media warning the electorate that nail polish or artificial nails on the voting finger (smallest finger on your left hand) is not allowed during voting in Zimbabwe’s elections.
Verdict: True
There is no specific law or regulation in Zimbabwe that bans the wearing of nail polish during voting but the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) clarified the matter in a factsheet on the application of indelible ink which states that:
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
Women in Politics Support Unit (WiPSU)
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