THE IEC says it’s satisfied with the turnout during the special voting weekend despite a number hiccups at some voting stations.
And while things got off to a shaky start, the Commission’s chairperson Glen Mashinini says over 80-percent of those who were expected have been accounted for.
Voting stations opened at 8am on Saturday morning for eligible voters to cast their special vote. A special vote allows a registered voter who cannot travel to their voting station on 1 November to vote earlier because they are either physically infirm, disabled or pregnant, or cannot vote at their voting station on election day due to other reasons.
Applications for special voting closed on October 4 with 1.1 million approved special votes for this election.
The commission also thanked South Africans who registered for and cast special votes in 21 974 voting stations and homes over the past two days.
“As at 16h00 (Sunday), 502 837 of
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