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THE BIG STORY: IEC update on the candidates
The Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo has sought to explain that the ballot paper in some areas will have a double column due to the high number of political parties in some municipalities. Mamabolo was briefing the media in Centurion yesterday (Wednesday) on the finalisation of candidates contesting the November Fourth Local Government Elections. Mamabolo says the high number of political parties contesting has some implications on the design of the ballot papers.
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