IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo says this election is highly contested with 95 427 candidates qualified to take part
Gauteng has the greatest number of registered voters at 23.64% followed by KwaZulu-Natal at 20.79% and Eastern Cape at 12.42%.
The IEC Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo said this election was highly contested with 95 427 candidates who qualified to take part – 61 111 candidates were contesting wards and 34 316 candidates were contesting Proportional Representation seats. The City of Johannesburg is the most contested municipal council in the country with 56 political parties on the PR ballot.There are 507 318 home visits that will take place and 602 781 voting station-based special votes captured."Of course special votes assume heightened importance in the Covid context to the extent that they contribute to de-congest voting stations on election day," Mamabolo said.
He said the web-based training has been complemented with face-to-face training, especially on the practical aspects of managing the voting process.
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