Distinguishing your AIC from ANC: IEC on how elections ballot paper was drawn up

JOHANNESBURG - With 48 political parties vying for your 'X' near their logos on the four-page ballot paper in the upcoming elections, the Independent Electoral Commission wants no confusion around who's who.

The African Independent Congress , a party formed a few years ago after it broke away from the African National Congress , bears similar colours and abbreviation to the ruling party, which in the past caused confusion among some voters in previous elections.

In preparation for the upcoming elections, the Electoral Commission appointed the Human Sciences Research Council to conduct research to investigate key aspects of the usability of the ballot paper with a view to introducing enhancements to the design.

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