The IEC says it’s making contingency plans ‘Manufactured’ outages during vote counting. Image: SABC News
The Commission told Parliament on Tuesday that it was ready for the elections; several committee members raised concerns over intimidating remarks made by the MK Party after it said if its leader, Jacob Zuma, was not allowed on the ballot paper, there would be anarchy and lawlessness.
The Commission also said that the longer ballot papers and the expected high voter turnout will result in long queues and a longer time to vote, count ballots, and declare results.It has proposed flighting ballot orientation posters at voting stations to help with the orientation of ballot papers. This will also help voters to identify a party or independent candidates to minimize the risk of miscast and spoilt ballots.
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