The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has expressed satisfaction over the casting of special votes which began on 1 August.
IEC spokesperson, Kate Bapela, said besides offering voters who cannot vote at the voting station on Wednesday an opportunity to participate in this year’s election, special voting also provided the electoral commission with an opportunity to identify and resolve any challenges ahead of election day on 3 August.
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“Reports from provincial electoral officers showed that special voting got off to a smooth and steady start with the vast majority of voting stations reporting being open and ready on time and home visit teams deployed as planned,” Bapela said.
She highlighted that there were a few instances where special voting was briefly delayed and in some cases had still not got underway by 11am yesterday due to a variety of circumstances.
“Four minor incidents of the incorrect ballot paper being delivered to voting stations were reported. In all cases the outer covers of the ballot books were correct, but the contents of the ballot papers belonged to a different ward. These were being rectified by couriers where feasible or by the reprinting of ballots.”
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Today, 2 August, is the last day for voters to cast special votes at voting stations, as well as home visits. Voting stations opened at 8am and will close at 5pm.
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