The IEC has urged citizens casting their ballots at voting stations around the country on Monday, to not take pictures of their ballot papers after marking it as it may hinder the election process.
Durban – The Electoral Commission of South Africa has urged citizens casting their ballots at voting stations around the country on Monday, to not take pictures of their ballot papers after marking it as it may hinder the election process.
“This is to protect the secrecy of their votes because that possibility of taking a of a marked ballot can be used quite nefariously,” he said. Despite the truncated timeline to prepare for the 2021 instalment of the local government elections, with 42 days as compared with the usual 82, Mashinini said the commission is confident it has done all it could to host a fair election.
Difficulties experienced during the voter registration process resulted in the information of 140 000 people not being captured by its system, but the IEC said measures have been put in place to ensure they are not disadvantaged.
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