The SA Politics Thread Part 6

[Agent67]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1795891637450666196

IEC finally gives the order to go manual.

BREAKING | IEC tells presiding officers to drop faulty scanners, use manual voting and assist long queues
The IEC have sent out a letter to their voting stations to deal with long queues.
IEC staff were urged to use the manual voting process where issues with the Voter Management Device (VMD) are experienced.
All voters that are in the queue whether or not they are inside the voting stations must be assisted. At 21:00, security officers at the voting station must stand at the end of the queue to stop new voters joining the queue.

 

[TheChamp]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1795884132347597289

The people want to rescue SA. HOLD ON JUST A LITTLE WHILE LONGER SA!

Next thing someone reports you for intimidation, if someone wants to leave tell them goodbye and goodnight.

 

[MalcomZ]

These long queues either mean the system is ****ed or we are getting insane turnouts. Unfortunately I think it is the former.

Can't be both?

A broken system overloaded.

 

[Sapphiron]

It's both in some areas, but largely it's just a broken system.

Not enough tablet devices. (3-4 hour queues the whole day) Only 2 at our station, could have done with 4. I think they underestimated how long scanning an ID takes when the servers are under load.

 

[TheChamp]

They probably are. Not in a majority sense but they might very well end up with the most votes there...

Then they did not win KZN, you guys need to stop with the alternative winning thing you came up with, this is not a by election, there is only one way to win it.

 

[Priapus]

Next thing someone reports you for intimidation, if someone wants to leave tell them goodbye and goodnight.

Intimidation? Even for you that’s reaching. Asking someone nicely to stay is far from intimidation.

 

[MalcomZ]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1795887510750367987

 

[Priapus]

Then they did not win KZN, you guys need to stop with the alternative winning thing you came up with, this is not a by election, there is only one way to win it.

Then no one is winning KZN. Or GP. Or the national election.

 

[Agent67]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1795885378718564691

 

[TheChamp]

Intimidation? Even for you that’s reaching. Asking someone nicely to stay is far from intimidation.

At worst you might get moered by a jealous boyfriend, I don't encourage what that gentleman did.

 

[TheChamp]

Then no one is winning KZN. Or GP. Or the national election.

Do you at least now know what winning means in this context or are you still as confused as yesterday?

 

[ToxicBunny]

Do you at least now know what winning means in this context or are you still as confused as yesterday?

What is winning then

 

[Priapus]

Do you at least now know what winning means in this context or are you still as confused as yesterday?

I’ve never been confused.

Whoever gets the highest share of the votes wins.

It’s literally that simple.

 

[Nom Chompsky]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1795897890352648193

Final numbers for one VD in a township. @TheChamp not feeling so cocky now.

 

[Priapus]

At worst you might get moered by a jealous boyfriend, I don't encourage what that gentleman did.

It’s still not intimidation.

 

[TheChamp]

I’ve never been confused.

Whoever gets the highest share of the votes wins.

It’s literally that simple.

Kahle wena? so why do we have all these coalitions?

 

[JuliusSeizure]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1795897890352648193

Final numbers for one VD in a township. @TheChamp not feeling so cocky now.

You staying up for early results?

 

[TheChamp]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1795897890352648193

Final numbers for one VD in a township. @TheChamp not feeling so cocky now.

And he starts again, how do you know they are final numbers?

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Then they did not win KZN, you guys need to stop with the alternative winning thing you came up with, this is not a by election, there is only one way to win it.

I think it's the green, black and gold that will be changing the definition after this election.

I'm happy to concede that a majority is the proper definition of a win. We'll see if the thieves will do the same...

 

[Nom Chompsky]

You staying up for early results?

Nope. Not interested in rural SA results. Will be ANC sweeping the floor as usual, except where there is a sufficient conglomeration of Afrikaners, where they will vote FF. Urban votes will only come through much later I reckon.