https://www.engineeringnews.co.za

IEC assures South Africa that integrity of elections will be protected

9th May 2019

By: African News Agency

  

Font size: - +

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on Wednesday night assured South Africans that the democratic process was secure after cases of electoral fraud were reported to the body. 

"In the light of serious allegations regarding two potential instances of double voting, the election commission would like to assure voters and all stakeholders the overall integrity of the election process," IEC commissioner Mosotho Moepya said during a late night media briefing at the national results operations centre in Pretoria.

Moepya said there were several safeguards in the electoral process which would identify whether a person had voted twice. These included the voters' roll, which only allowed for a single registration per vote, the scanning of ID documents, the marking of a voter's thumb with indelible ink, and party agents monitoring every step of the voting, counting and result computation process.

This resulted in every voter leaving a footprint, he said.

"All of these leave a detailed footprint of voter participation in the process and can be used both separately and in combination to identify instances of electoral fraud.

"Where evidence is found to support electoral fraud, the IEC will quarantine the results of a particular voting district and pursue charges against those who left footprints with us," said Moepya. 

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

Article Enquiry

Email Article

Save Article

Feedback

To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Showroom

Sika South Africa
Sika South Africa

Sika South Africa is a trusted partner for the nation’s infrastructure, commercial, residential, and industrial sectors.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Vikela Aluvin (Pty) Ltd
Vikela Aluvin (Pty) Ltd

Complete range of security sealing solutions including security seals bags and labels.

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







301

sq:0.055 1.173s - 122pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now