Know your ballot paper
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) released a soft copy of the ballot paper on which South Africans will be casting their votes on Wednesday.
The ballot paper comprises of all 48 parties contesting the national elections, with some "A" parties being grouped at the bottom.
In March, the IEC held a drew to differentiate parties with similar identifiers and also followed each other alphabetically so as to avoid miscasting of the "X".
"In #SAElections2019 ballot draw on 20 March to separate parties which may confuse voters, AIC retained its alphabetical position on ballot, APC moved to the end of those parties starting with letter “A” on ballot, & ANC was placed in middle of list of parties starting with 'A'," the IEC said on Twitter.
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The African Independent Congress (AIC) - for instance - which bears similar colours and abbreviation to the ruling party has caused confusion among some voters in previous elections.
To avoid the confusion the African National Congress (ANC) has been moved to the middle of the A alphabetical cluster while the AIC is placed second-to-last above the African Renaissance party (ARC) in the bottom group 'A'.
The African People's Convention (APC) was moved to the bottom of the A alphabetical cluster.
The African Security Congress will appear first on the ballot paper due.
Here is a list of all contesting parties and how they will appear on the ballot box:
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