AfriForum announces problems regarding IEC voting process
AfriForum has already identified a large number of problems regarding the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) municipal election process with the help of observers that were appointed by the civil rights organisation to act as watchdog at more than 150 voting stations. The organisation also developed an app, AfriForum-verkiesingswaghond, where observers, as well as voters, could provide feedback regarding voting and also report irregularities.
According to Marcus Pawson, AfriForum’s Head of Local Government Affairs, these problems could influence the voting outcome should it not immediately be addressed by the IEC.
Problems that were reported to AfriForum during the course of the day, includes the following:
- Ballot boxes are not being shown to observers before they are sealed for use.
- Various political parties are active within the closed-off IEC voting stations.