MIDRAND - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) had added 14,000 more voter management devices to help reduce waiting times at busy voting stations during the 4 November Local Elections.
This is an addition to the 30,000 devices which have already been procured.
This was revealed by IEC Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo during the launch of the National Results Operation Centre in Midrand on Wednesday.
Mamabolo said the IEC has recorded a new high of 29.2 million voters ahead of the elections.
“These are South African citizens who have positioned themselves to contribute to shaping the destiny of local government in the country.” he said.
It is all systems go for the upcoming elections following an audit process.
There are also technical improvements to how election results are transmitted and deployed on the leader board.
This is to ensure rapidity while also securing continuous and uninterrupted projection of results to the various leader boards and other public channels.