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#LGE2021 #ResultCheck

There are some errors in votes in KZN 225 (Msunduzi).

The effect of correcting these would add over 2,000 votes into the calculations for the Quota, and seat allocations.

This would take a seat away from the IFP, and give it to the NFP.

@IECSouthAfrica
#LGE2021 #ResultCheck

The reason that other parties can affect the IFP is that votes were "lost". Putting them back means that the #Quota goes up. The IFP and NFP are very close on #Remainder, and raising the Quota decreases Remainder for any party that already has seats.
#LGE2021 #ResultCheck

This example demonstrates that objections CANNOT be ruled out in isolation, and cannot be counted as not material to the outcome without careful calculation.

And, that the @IECSouthAfrica #Audit processes are not catching enough errors.
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#LGE2021 #NewResults

@IECSouthAfrica quietly published NEW result data over the course of yesterday and today.

EC, FS, Gauteng, Lim, N Cape and NW were published on Nov 8, while KZN, MP and W Cape were published on Nov 9.

To my knowledge, no public announcement has been made.
It would be very helpful if @IECSouthAfrica was to publish a full list of the Voting Station result changes since the announcement of the results on Nov 4, along with details of any seat allocation changes.
#LGE2021 #NewResults

@IECSouthAfrica
unfortunately, your newly-published results do NOT include Aplos Primary School, VD 76160235 in Ward 16 of MP 325 Bushbuckridge.

Could you explain what is happening with this data, as earlier data sets DID contain a result for this VD
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#LGE2021 #ResultCheck

@IECSouthAfrica quietly published NEW result data TODAY, four days after the official results were announced publicly.

Different vote totals, and a different seat allocation for @Our_DA are indicated in the new data.
To clarify, I show the seat calculation for #Ethekwini, which has altered.

There has been NO ANNOUNCEMENT on the @IECSouthAfrica Twitter account.

It will be an interesting exercise to determine what changes have been made, and under what circumstances.

We need TRANSPARENCY.
#LGE2021 #NewResults

@IECSouthAfrica unfortunately, your newly-published results do NOT include Aplos Primary School, VD 76160235 in Ward 16 of MP 325 Bushbuckridge.

Could you explain what is happening with this data, as earlier data sets DID contain a result for this VD?
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#LGE2021 #ResultCheck

There is an odd situation in two nearby voting stations in Moorton, Chatsworth in Ethekwini.

Moorton Community Hall and Dawnridge Primary both have 0 Ward spoilt ballots, but many PR spoilt. The issue is that there are matching Ballots Cast discrepancies,
meaning that effectively 137 and 61 extra PR ballots respectively were cast in each place, AND that these were all spoiled.

It is difficult to say what transpired here, but this is the type of situation that ought to be investigated.

@IECSouthAfrica
The only scenario with the #IEC is not at fault would be if 198 members of a community walked into the respective voting stations, took both ballots, cast a spoiled PR ballot, and walked out of the voting station with the Ward ballot in their pocket.

IEC staff OUGHT to see /
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#LGE2021

I am seeing hundreds of instances where parties have ZEROS written in for one or both of their vote tallies, often with smaller parties.

@IECSouthAfrica, although your reliance on the s 65 rule is misplaced, as errors cannot be rejected in isolation, or before the /
result is known, the sheer scale of this shows that there is a SYSTEMIC problem with the quality and / or honesty of your staff in voting stations, AND with your #Audit processes.

When you tolerate these, you are not merely taking some votes away from smaller parties, you are /
robbing those voters of the right to vote.

Imagine voting, and then seeing ZERO for your party in your voting station.

You are disenfranchising thousands of VOTERS around the country.

Many of these instances ARE "material to the outcome" of those elections.

@IECSouthAfrica
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Happening Now: The IEC will the launch of the Results Operation Centre (ROC) ahead of the upcoming #LGE2021. The Commission will also announce on the state of readiness for November 1.
#LGE2021 | IEC officials in attendance include Chairperson Glen Mshinini, commissioners Janet Love and Judge Dhaya Pillay, as well as CEO Sy Mamabolo.
#LGE2021 | Mamabolo leads the briefing, noting these are the most highly contested local govt elections.

-95k candidates qualified to take part (60k in 2016), -1.5k independent candidates (800 in 2016),
-CoJ most contested municipality with 56 parties on proportional ballot
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Happening Now: The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster will lead a media briefing on the state of readiness for 2021 local government elections. #LGE2021 Image
#LGE2021 | Defence Minister Thandi Modise says the cluster is ready to respond to any crime and threats of violence in and around voting stations.
#LGE2021 | Modise: SAPS and SANDF will be deployed accordingly.

"The country is stable and conditions are conducive for free and fair elections."
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#LGE2021 We are live from Orange Farm where ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa will embark on the party’s election campaign trail.

Residents here are also raising issues of a lack of electricity supply in the area.
#LGE2021 Disgruntled community members have been requested to go and wait for the President as he is about to speak.

However, most demand that their matters be addressed.
#LGE2021 Ramaphosa gets onto the stage. He is flanked by Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Joburg Mayor, Mpho Moerane .
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Twitter (cc @paulyberk @urbanjodi) I need some user testing help, we put this together: mycandidate.opencitieslab.org which lets you put in your address and find out who is running in your ward for #LGE2021. It creates an google search in the candidates name so you can at least see
Anything public online about them (social profiles, LinkedIn for experience, press) as well as their age and whether they are running in one or multiple wards. I’d love parties to actually intro us to candidates, but is this 1) useful and 2) working for you?
Ok, the address/ward boundary issue should now be working. Everyone has been so gracious and amazing with this, would really help to confirm addresses are lining up with wards now <3
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