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IEC encourages eligible voters to register for by-elections
Voter registration started on Saturday for the 96 municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place across the country next month.
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450 IEC registration points open in run-up to by-elections
Voting stations opened this weekend to allow eligible voters to register after processes were postponed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IEC waiting for ActionSA to submit appeal on party registration rejection
ActionSA leaders attempted to register the party with the election monitoring body, but the application was rejected.
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IEC rejects bid by Herman Mashaba's ActionSA to register as political party
The new party was launched by former City of Joburg mayor, Herman Mashaba, at the end of last month.
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Merging SA’s elections could pose a logistical challenge, warns IEC
The commission said it would need to print some 130 million ballots and vote counting could be more complex and possibly go beyond the current stipulated seven days.
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Experts: Independent candidacy may not lead to single election
Doctor Sithembile Mbete, who painted a grim picture of how long the conversation around transforming the public service system was in vain, said the public service needed to be insulated from politics and politicians.
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IEC hopeful COVID-19 pandemic under control in time for local elections
Briefing MPs on Tuesday, the IEC said that while COVID-19 would have a huge bearing on next year’s local elections, preparations were well underway.
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IEC: COVID-19 will impact 2021 local government elections
The commission briefed the National Assembly’s home affairs committee on Tuesday morning on its state of readiness for the 2021 local government elections.
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IEC tells Parly VMDs ‘crucial’ for successful delivery of 2021 local govt polls
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo told Parliament that the devices would allow electoral officials to register voters in the particular part of a ward where they lived and note their address at the same time.
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Why SA unlikely to have online voting system in 2021
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo and other officials briefed Parliament's Home Affairs Committee earlier on Monday.
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IEC: Plans for 2021 elections on track despite COVID-19
IEC officials briefed Parliament’s home affairs committee on the impact of an adjusted budget earlier on Tuesday.
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IEC: Lockdown an opportunity to finalise talks on online voting
Thirty-seven by-elections have so far been postponed due to lockdown restrictions, social distancing and hygiene concerns.
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Nearly 30 by-elections postponed due to coronavirus – IEC
Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamobolo said South Africans are going to have to start rethinking ways of going to the polls.
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IEC eyes legal framework to guide digital media use in elections
The IEC's chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo, said that a continental working group would be established to develop guidelines that would govern the use of digital and social media in elections on the continent.
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African electoral authorities discuss social media regulation during elections
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is leading a conference on the issue in Cape Town.
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IEC: Changing SA electoral system will cost country
IEC chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo said that any change to this system would be solely up to Parliament.
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Botswana voting results trickle in after slight delays
The country’s Independent Electoral Commission said it only started verifying ballot papers around midnight due to the high volumes of voters.
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ANC, Busa, BLSA to make voices heard on Political Party Funding Act
ANC spokesperson Dakota Legoete said the party would raise issues regarding the threshold amount in terms of declaring funding when the party makes its submission today.
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IEC told to lower political funding declaration to R50k
For two days, the Independent Electoral Commission will hold hearings on draft regulations for the Political Party Funding Act which was signed into law earlier this year.
