Wet start to election day for Western Cape as IEC checks on high risk voting stations
Rain and wind had the Disaster Management Centre checking tent rope anchors at some voting stations in the Cape metro.
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Rain and wind had the Disaster Management Centre checking tent rope anchors at some voting stations in the Cape metro.
Voter turnout in Cape Town, especially in the final hours, was marred by load shedding and inclement weather, the IEC says.
Voters in Ward 99 in Monwabisi, Khayelitsha, had to make do with a tent in the last local government elections in 2016 and will do so again on Monday – the area became more built-up and the shack that once served as a community centre and polling station disappeared.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has confirmed that 11 councillor candidates in the Western Cape have applied to work for the IEC during the elections.
The IEC says it was up to the courts to decide on imposing any sanctions for the contravention of the electoral code of conduct.