The Electoral Independent Commission has created mobile applications that will enable voters to access election information online.
The first set of Apps provides information on the elections through mobile devices such as smart cellphones, Tablets, iPads and slates. The information made accessible on these mediums includes the following:
Voter information (registration status, voting station locations, special votes and out-of-country notifications), election information (candidates lists, elections results, seat calculations and assignment), general information (frequently asked questions, contacts, etc.).
The IEC chief information officer Libisi Maphanga said: “As a measure of transparency and openness, voters will be able to access and follow the 2014 elections results real-time throughout the capturing process through their mobile devices from anywhere and anytime, from the first result to the last… including the final seat calculation and seat allocation.
Voters will be able join us and all stakeholders in journey of monitoring the correctness of what is capture and calculate the final results with us.”
