RAZINA MUNSHI: Brace for SA’s first Covid election
Even though news of a potentially effective vaccine emerged yesterday, voting in the local government poll next year could be held in terms of pandemic-related restrictions
10 November 2020 - 06:00
Wear a mask and, should you wish, carry your own pen. Accept hand sanitiser at voting stations. Strict social distancing rules apply – so don’t be too alarmed by long queues of voters. And the indelible ink used by electoral officials will now be applied to a voter’s thumb using disposable cotton buds.
That is how the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will run its voting stations on Wednesday, when it will hold by-elections for the first time since March...
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