WITH more than 96% of the votes counted by 10pm on Friday, the Electoral Commission says it expects to complete vote counting by midnight.
This, as South Africans await the final results of the sixth General National and Provincial Elections.
Giving an update on the possible declaration of the final results on Friday night, IEC Chairperson Glen Mashinini said the commission has no intention to keep the country in suspense.
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“According to the Electoral Act, the CEO is responsible to conduct the elections and deliver the outcomes. The commissioners independently and as individual independent commissioners will then apply themselves and take into context all the various objections and complaints received.
“We have not yet finalised that particular process but we intend without waste of any further time to discharge our responsibility as we are required by our laws. As matters stand the plans continue on those basis,” he said.
In a bid to assure the country that the elections are free and fair, the Electoral Commission will receive a list of 1020 voting stations from the Statistician-General which will form the sample for an independent technical assurance process that looks at the s24A voting.
This list will be made available to political parties.
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