Johnathan Paoli
Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Mosotho Moepya says that no possible rigging has taken place during the vote counting process, but said the commission remained open to hearing possible objections, in an attempt to ensure transparency.
Moepya was briefing the media on Saturday at the Results Operations Centre in Midrand and said the finalisation of the outcomes will not be rushed, but ensure that all is done by the book.
He said despite challenges, there has been no attempt at rigging or other inappropriate actions on the part of the commission, claiming problems arose from isolated incidents.
“The experience was regrettable but it had nothing to do with tampering or otherwise of the results management system, it was a technical glitch that we experienced momentarily and it has been resolved,” Moepya said responding to questions from journalists on reports that some ballot papers were tampered with.
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