The Pan Africanist Movement will top the Proportional Representation (PR) ballot papers in all municipalities where it is contesting in the 2016 Municipal Elections after it was randomly drawn from a list of 206 parties contesting the elections.All other parties will follow in alphabetical order.In municipalities where the Pan Africanist Movement is not contesting the elections‚ the next party in alphabetical order will appear at the top of the ballot paper‚ the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said in a statement on Wednesday.The draw applies only to ballot papers for the PR element of the municipal elections — the council ones printed with a yellow background and the District Council PR ballot printed with a green background.Ballot papers for ward candidates‚ which are printed with a white/grey background‚ are traditionally in alphabetical order according to the surname of candidates.The use of a random draw to select the party which will top the ballot paper has been the e...
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