The Electoral Commission's chief electoral officer, Si Mamabolo, thanked South Africans for supporting and cooperating with electoral authorities, but expressed concern about irregularities that occurred ahead of the vote.
South Africans head to the polls on Wednesday for what many are describing as the closest election in the democratic era.
Polling stations will open at 7am tomorrow and close at 9pm. Mamabolo was speaking at the IEC's results processing centre in Midrand. He urged members of the public not to take photographs of their completed ballot papers.
“The commission remains concerned about incidents of misconduct in the commission's operations and against electoral officials and therefore calls on all South Africans, including political party members and citizens, to allow officials to carry out their duties unhindered. The commission calls on all remaining 26 million eligible voters to turn out to vote tomorrow.”
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As special voting concludes across the country, some voters in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, are praising the electoral commission for its efficiency at polling stations.
More than 330,000 people have registered for the special vote in Gauteng, the highest number in the country, while more than 1.6 million special vote applications have been approved by the IEC nationwide.
“A seamless process”
The Free State provincial electoral commission says the final day of the two-day special vote ran smoothly and without any incident. Provincial electoral commissioner Jabulani Tshabalala said there were more than 6,000 polling station visits and more than 14,000 home visits across 1,444 service points across the province on the second day of the special vote.
On the first day, the IEC reported more than 14 000 station visits. More than 80 000 people registered for the special vote, and Tshabalala said the IEC was pleased with the progress being made in the province.
