South Africa
○ Presidential Election
- Seat: 1
- Term of office: 5 years
○ Parliamentary Elections
· National Assembly
- Seats: 400
- Term of office: 5 years
· National Council of Provinces
- Seats: 90
- Term of office: 5 years
· Municipal government
- Term of office: 5 years
○ Election system
· Number of polling stations: 22,924
· Opening and closing time of polling stations
- 7 am and 9 pm respectively
· Number of registered voters: 26,756,649 (2019 election)
· Voter turnout: 66.05% (2019 general election)
· Voting age: 18
- Presidential: elected by National Assembly
- Parliamentary: Voters vote for a political party, not individuals. Proportional representation
- National Assembly: Proportional representation system with closed lists
- National Council of Provinces: 10 members from each province
- Municipal election: mixed system, ward system and proportional elections.
· Voting process:
1. Voter Registration
2. Verify green, bar-coded, South African ID book or a temporary identification certificate
3. Receive Ballots -> Mark Ballots -> Cast Ballots
4. Vote Counting
· Counting process
1. Vote counting takes place within the voting station in front of party agents and observers.
2. The ballots for each party are counted and recounted to ensure accuracy and the results are captured on two duplicate results slips.
3. One result slip is then posted on the door of the voting station while the other is taken by the presiding officer to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) office.
4. The results are released and are simultaneously visible to all those with access to the results system.
· Time to take to announce voting results in the country: Within 7 days