IEC says it’s all systems go for SA’s 6th general elections

JOHANNESBURG - The Electoral Commission of South Africa said it was all systems go for Wednesday's historic polls.Millions of South Africans were expected to head to polls on Wednesday to decide which party they want to install at the Union Buildings for the next five years.And the IEC’s Sy Mamabolo said they were ready.

“Our 22,924 voting stations are all ready to open at 7am tomorrow to welcome South Africa’s 26.7 million voters to have their say.”“The past two days of special votes have helped to iron out any teething problem and ensure that everything is in place and ready for tomorrow’s election day.” He said while several incidents were reported at various voting stations in the last two days, they didn’t affect the voting process overall.

"The electoral commission is investigating reports of instances of the double envelope system not being used in certain parts of the country yesterday as well as sporadic incidents of some ballots that were not stamped at the back," he said. #SAElections2019 ballot boxes, 25 years apart... This is what the 1994 ballot box looked like and what it looks like today.

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