IEC hoping to surpass 66% voter turnout
The Independent Electoral Commission on Wednesday said while it is too early to make any predictions, it hopes voter turnout would surpass 66%.
The commission recorded a 66% voter turnout in the 2021 municipal elections.
An estimated 27 million voters are registered to cast their ballots on Wednesday.
Briefing the media at the IEC’s results centre in Midrand, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Masego Shiburi said there had been a steady flow of voters through the morning.
“The commission planned to receive as many voters as would participate. We have also estimated that the turnout may be more than 66%, so that is the basis on which we made our plans, and that is not blind hope.
Shiburi said 93% of the commission’s more than 23,000 voting stations opened their doors on time.
“We also unfortunately had a number of voting stations at which we opened late due to delays in material handling, also related to lack of escort for our materials, including protests in certain communities.”
Voting stations will close at 9 pm on Wednesday.
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