Police officers at Ross Camp police station in Bulawayo were on Thursday found already casting their votes ahead of scheduled election time.

The police officers who brought the matter to the public domain indicated that they were told to cast their votes under the postal votes.

The officers claimed that they were casting their votes under the supervision of their bosses and were being forced to vote for the ruling ZANU PF.

In an interview ZEC Bulawayo Provincial Elections Officer Innocent Ncube denied any knowledge of the postal vote taking place in the province.

“I am not aware of any postal votes taking place in Bulawayo,” said Ncube.

“The reason I am not aware of this is because I am not directly involved with the postal votes. I only get involved after the votes have been cast and brought to the wards concerned,” said Ncube.

MDC Alliance senate candidate Dorcas Sibanda confirmed that they were notified of the hidden postal voting and rushed to the scene where they found the voting taking place.

“There were no ZEC officials or election agents of any candidates represented at the voting,” said Sibanda.

ZEC Chief Elections Officer Utloile Silaigwana however confirmed that the postal voting was formally taking place at Ross Camp police station in Bulawayo.