As the clock ticks down to this year's elections, a fake news message that targets older voters is doing the rounds.
The Electoral Commission yesterday in an official statement said it distances itself from a widely circulated message claiming that it has granted permission for everyone over the age of 60 to cast a special vote on 27 and 28 at the polling station where they are registered.The message was seen on various WhatsApp groups, also in Parys, over the weekend.
Home visits are intended for those voters who are unable to travel to voting stations, while special votes at voting stations are for everyone who is unable to be at the voting station on Election Day. Special voting will be conducted on the two days preceding Election Day, on and May 27 and 28, from 09:00 to 17:00. By SMSing your identity number to 32249 for voting station visit only.
By visiting your local IEC office and submitting an Appendix 1B form for a voting station special vote. By visiting your local IEC office and submitting an Appendix 1A form for a home visit special vote. Forms can also be hand-delivered, and someone else can deliver a form on behalf of a voter. The Electoral Commission re-emphasised the general principle of election administration that voters must vote where they are registered. However, in the event a voter intends to be in a different voting district on voting day, such a voter must notify the commission of their intended absence from their voting district and must identify the voting station where they wish to cast the vote. Known as Section 24A notices, these are live at www.elections.org.za.
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