ANC 'told people who to vote for'

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East London - Election officers and ANC volunteers squabbled outside a voting station in Scenery Parks outside East London on Wednesday.
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http://www.news24.com/News24/Elections/News/0,,2-2478-2479_2505334,00.html

A heated argument ensued as the ANC volunteers, who were joined by Cosatu members, demanded that the IEC officials go back into the voting station, saying they had no authority outside the station's premises.
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The IEC's area manager, Mathemba Fakidolo, told them that it was the officials' duty to investigate all complaints and ensure that voters were not intimidated, even outside the polling station.

"It is wrong for political parties to tell people who to vote for," said Fakidolo.

He phoned the IEC's regional office, which promised to visit the station and investigate the matter soon. No other similar incidents were reported to the IEC in the area.
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So much for subscribing to a code of conduct... :rolleyes:
 
Well actually the ANC, DA, IFP, UDM, ID and everyone else has been telling you who to vote for, for months :P Havent you been paying attention to streetlights or TV/Radio ads ;)
 
SlyFly said:
Well actually the ANC, DA, IFP, UDM, ID and everyone else has been telling you who to vote for, for months :P Havent you been paying attention to streetlights or TV/Radio ads ;)
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Yet it was only the ANC who stood outside the voting station trying to swing votes. Pathetic if you ask me.
 
right outside my voting station I saw ladies with BRIGHT yellow ANC jackets and tables with ANC cloths over them. Subliminal, I tell you. people who were unsure of who to vote for could have ended up voting for them as those images could have triggered a tiny subconscious nudge in their favour.
 
A heated argument ensued as the ANC volunteers, who were joined by Cosatu members, demanded that the IEC officials go back into the voting station, saying they had no authority outside the station's premises.
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The presiding officer got authority within the boundaries of the voting station.
Even with "no" boundaries, the boundaries can be extended as per the Electoral Act 73 of 1998 s66:
The presiding officer may alter the boundary at any time if it isnecessary to do so to ensure proper control and security at the
voting station and after consultation with party agents and
members of the security services who are available at that voting
station at that stage.
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Idiots.
:rolleyes:
 
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