IEC Investigates Strewn Ballot Papers
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is investigating how thousands of ballot papers were found strewn across a road in Mpumalanga.
IEC chief electoral officer, Pansy Tlakula, points out that an investigation was underway to discover how the papers were waylaid.
Tlakula states that, “We have an established protocol for transporting ballot papers so we don’t know how this happened."
Meanwhile, IEC chairperson, Brigalia Bam, has been quoted as saying though that the incident was "not really a crisis for the electoral body because of the security measures that in place.
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IEC chief electoral officer, Pansy Tlakula, points out that an investigation was underway to discover how the papers were waylaid.
Tlakula states that, “We have an established protocol for transporting ballot papers so we don’t know how this happened."
Meanwhile, IEC chairperson, Brigalia Bam, has been quoted as saying though that the incident was "not really a crisis for the electoral body because of the security measures that in place.
To read the article titled, “Ballot papers strewn across road,” click here.
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<br /> News24
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