The majority of voters polled by the Human Sciences Research Council believe the elections were free and fair.
The finding comes from a survey conducted at more than 300 voting stations countrywide. The council interviewed 50 people who cast their vote from each station, at different times. Some of the key findings include that an overwhelming majority of sampled voters felt the election procedures were free and fair. Provincially, this ranges from 90% in the Western Cape to 98% in Mpumalanga.
Asked for their views on the ballot papers, 94% of voters were satisfied with the ballot papers used in this election, ranging between 88% and 98% provincially. Similarly, 93% found it easy to find their party of choice on the ballot papers, ranging between 87% and 98% provincially. Ninety-six percent of voters expressed satisfaction with the secrecy of their vote. Provincially, this varied between 94% in the Western Cape and North West and 99% in Limpopo, according to Roberts.
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