2019 ELECTIONS: A REFLECTION: Comparing election day in South Africa to the United States By Jonah Dylan
Election day as a public holiday really does change everything. In the United States, voters have to find a way to take time out of their workday to vote, and because of this voting stations can be backlogged at the end of the day. Polling stations close at different times state by state, but in South Africa, it’s much more universal.
One key difference — which has been oft-discussed during the past few days as the IEC investigates potential voting fraud — is the mark South Africans get on their fingernail after they vote. Party members set up tents outside polling stations across the country and while there’s still campaigning on election day in the US, it’s more likely to come in the form of posters outside a polling station or a few people handing out flyers.
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