The Electoral Commission will commence with the casting of special votes for the 2016 Municipal Elections on Monday.The IEC says it has put in place all the necessary measures and is confident that the process will go smoothly. Officials of the Commission will be visiting and assisting all people who have applied to be visited at their place of residence.The special votes will be cast between 8am and 5pm on Monday and Tuesday.
The IEC says a record 719 222 applications for special votes were granted for the 2016 Municipal Elections. The IEC in the Eastern Cape launched their Results Operations Centre in East London on Sunday.
This is for Wednesday's Local Government Elections, the commission also briefed the media on their state of readiness for the elections.Reverend Bongani Finca, the ordained Cleric and Commissioner of the Electoral Commission said he is impressed by the province's level of readiness.
"It is a logistical plan that they have for this election but of course it depends on good weather. We are praying that the weather is good, because they have to traverse the province through very bad roads at times.
It is important that all those plans come together" he saidHe added that those who did not register but had registered for previous elections are also listed on the voter's roll within their municipal borders. "The only problem happens after you have registered to then move somewhere else, if you go to Lusikisiki for instance, you then have to register in Lusikisiki, which will then cancel your previous registration" he added.
