Real-time Voter Management Data and good ol’ indelible ink are some of the ways the Electoral Commission plans to tackle voter fraud in 2024.
‘s critical deadline to re-register if you need to vote outside of your home district. This rule is in place to stymie the risk of people double voting. Nevertheless, what is the commission doing about voter fraud in 2024 more broadly?What does the Electoral Commission of SA have up its sleeve to combat voter fraud in 2024? Image: File, Thabani Ngiwra of the IEC in KwaZulu-Natal says voter fraud in 2024 all comes down to protecting the integrity of the national voters roll.
So, if voter fraud in 2024 all hinges on the DHA, are we not in trouble? According to Ngiwira, ID numbers are supplied by but redacted on the voter’s roll in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act by law. Furthermore, the voting process onwill involve scanning the ID card/document of the citizen using a Voter Management Device . An IEC staff member then scratches the name off the voter’s roll and marks their left thumbnail with indelible ink.
Likewise, to prove the IEC is moving with the times, the VMD will be able to provide live updates on voting day. Therefore, it will be able to immediately supply information about whether or not a particular person has voted. Similarly, the IEC says it has implemented robust measures to strengthen the voter verification processes and combat fraud.The security cluster is all set to protect ballot boxes for the IEC.
Finally, Ngiwira confirmed that big tech companies like Meta, Google, the Media Monitoring Development Agency are all assisting with fact-checking programs on social media to combat the spread of misinformation in and around voting day.Be sure to share your thoughts with our audience in the comments section below. And don’t forget to follow uson Facebook for the latest updates.
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