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The IEC has removed a party agent in Benoni for assisting to place special ballot papers into a ballot box. A video of the man clad in a blue t-shirt went viral yesterday showing how he held the box as an IEC official placed special votes inside it.READ MORE: IEC removes official from Benoni voting station

“We appreciate the vigilance of party agents and voters and urge them to report any incidents to the IEC firstly at the voting station,” Mamabolo said. IEC commissioner Janet Love said ensuring a free and fair election was a “collective endeavour” and the IEC relied on voters, observers and party agents to assist the commission by bringing such incidents to its attention.

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