The IEC has removed a deputy presiding officer from a voting station in Benoni, Ekurhuleni, after an investigation into a video, which showed that the official had allowed a party agent to assist in the transfer of special votes.
The IEC explains in its statement that the transferring of votes from a ballot bag to a box is standard procedure.
As a result, the IEC confirmed that the deputy presiding officer who was overseeing the process has since been removed.
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