The agreed date to hand over the wards to the IEC was August, but this is not feasible anymore.
At this stage, it is still unclear whether the Covid-19 pandemic will delay next year’s local government elections, but one of the steps usually taken before the elections is already behind schedule.
The CEO of the Electoral Commission of South Africa , Sy Mamabolo, told the portfolio committee on home affairs on Monday that, before every local government election, the Municipal Demarcation Board goes through the process of evaluating the potential demarcation and re-demarcation of ward boundaries.“Due to Covid-19, they have not yet concluded the public consultation process,” Mamabolo said.
The organisation has also consulted with electoral stakeholders about postponing 37 by-elections for 120 days. The IEC has deployed a Virtual Personal Network to enable staff to work remotely, with about 400 of its about 900 staff members already connected. They are in the process of procuring more laptops to allow more staff to work from home.For more news your way, download The Citizen’s app for
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