Ikhomishana ezimele yokhetho ngoMsombuluko ntambama ikuqinisekisile ukuthi zingaphezu kwekhulu iziteshi zokuvota ezivaliwe ngosuku lokuqala lokuvota okuyisipesheli. Ikhomishini ithe lokhu kudalwa kakhulu yisiteleka samatekisi eMthatha, e-Eastern Cape.
UMsombuluko bekuwusuku lokuqala lokuvota okuyisipesheli, obekuhloswe ngakho ukuvumela abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abangakwazi ukufika ezikhungweni zokuvota ngoLwesithathu ukuzovota.
IPhini lesikhulu esiphezulu se-IEC, uMasego Shiburi, uthe ikhomishini isaqhubeka nokusebenzisana nezinhlaka ezithintekayo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukusebenza kuhamba kahle ngoLwesibili.
“Ngenxa yamalungiselelo amahle ikhomishini ikwazile ukuvula izikhungo eziningi zokuvota e-Eastern Cape, ngesikhathi kunemibhikisho ebingahlangene nokhetho.
“Eziteshini zokuvota ezingu-435 ezibe nezinkinga ekuseni, zingu-107 kuphela ezisavaliwe ngenxa yalezi zinto zangaphandle. Ikhomishini isaqhubeka nokusebenzisana nezinhlaka ezithintekayo ukuze zivulwe kusasa,” usho kanje.
Uqinisekise abantu baseNingizimu Afrika ukuthi uhlelo lokuvota oluyisipesheli lungaphansi kwazo zonke izinqubo zokuphepha ezidingekayo.
“Inqubo yokuvota ekhethekile ingaphansi kwazo zonke izimiso zokuphepha nobuqotho zokuvota okuvamile, okuhlanganisa ukucutshungulwa ama-ejenti eqembu kanye nezibukeli lapho bekhona.
“Amavoti ayisipesheli azobuyisana nohlu lwabavoti kanye nohlu lwamavoti ayisipesheli agunyaziwe.
“Ukuhlola okwengeziwe kuhlanganisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-double envelope system, okusivumela ukuthi sigcine imfihlo yevoti lomvoti.
“Wonke amavoti akhethekile aqoqiwe agcinwa ngokuphephile ubusuku bonke ngomhla zingama-27 no-28 kuNhlaba futhi azothuthelwa ezikhungweni zokuvota ngomhlaka-29 Meyi ukuze zivulwe, zibuyiswe futhi zengezwe emavotini ajwayelekile aphonswa ngomhla zingama-29 kuNhlaba wezi-2024 ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale ukubala,” kusho uShiburi.
Unxuse abantu baseNingizimu Afrika ukuthi baqaphele imikhonyovu engalungile kanye nobugebengu bokweba imininingwane ebucayi ezinkundleni zokuxhumana nakwezinye izinkundla zedijithali.
Yize kube nokuphazamiseka e-Eastern Cape, uShiburi uthe ikhomishini ijabule ngenqubekelaphambili eseyenziwe.
“Kusukela ngehora lesibili ntambama namuhla, izikhungo zokuvota ezilinganiselwa ku-201,794 zamavoti ayisipesheli asetshenzwe ezindaweni zosizo ezingu-22 626.
“Bangu-624,593 abavoti abazovakashelwa yizikhulu ezingu-62,000 kulezi zinsuku ezimbili, ezivela kwiKhomishana yoKhetho, ziphelezelwa ama-ejenti eqembu lezepolitiki kanye nezingqapheli, lapho zitholakala khona,” kusho uShiburi.