DOUGLAS - Residents of Douglas in the Northern Cape will return to the polls on 18 November.
This comes as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) ordered a revote in Ward Three of the Siyancuma Local Municipality after ballot papers were destroyed before counting could be completed.
According to IEC deputy CEO for elections operations Masego Sheburi, the voters roll as certified and used on 4 November will be the voters roll used for the revote.
“For purposes of the recount, the processes of 4 November are preserved. In other words, candidates as they were certified will be the candidates in this election," Sheburi explained.
He further indicated that the IEC has reopened applications for special votes to be given to eligible voters.
The applications opened this Wednesday and are set to close on Saturday.
"We will visit those persons who are approved for a special vote at their places of confinement, and those who can come to a voting station will be assisted on Tuesday," he added.