The US election is playing out and South Africans are shocked to learn that officials can call voters to verify a ballot is theirs.
This occurs when authorities need to verify a ballot was cast by the person claiming to have submitted it.
This as the US went to the polls this week to vote on who would become the next President of the country between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. As of time of writing, Trump has a sizeable lead over his opponent. “Does the American “IEC” have a live results dashboard similar to what we have in South Africa? I been Googling to no avail. I think I appreciate our IEC more now. Smh,”
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