Stay updated with the latest IEC Election Results from South Africa (SA) 2024. Explore the 2024 National and Provincial Elections results dashboard for real-time updates: With the voting complete, it’s time to focus on the results. Want to know how election results are declared? Here’s a step-by-step guide to what you need to know.
- To keep track of the results, Access the National and Provincial Elections results dashboard for real-time updates.
- Here’s where you will find live IEC National and Provincial results from Gauteng, Limpopo, KZN, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, and North West.
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How Counting Works
The counting of ballots occurs at the voting station where the votes are cast. Party agents, independent candidate agents, and observers oversee the entire counting and results process and are present at all times. Here’s how the counting process will unfold until the results are announced:
1. Verify
Ballots are counted at the voting station where they are cast. Party agents, independent candidate agents, and observers monitor the entire counting and results process and are present at all times.
2. Unfold
Sealed ballot boxes are opened and emptied. Each ballot paper is unfolded face down and checks for the Electoral Commission security stamp. Stamped ballots are considered valid. Unstamped ballots are invalid and are not counted towards the results
3. Sort
All valid ballot papers are grouped according to Colours representing the type of elections (National, Regional, and Provincial). The ballots are sorted into piles according to votes for each party and each candidate.
4. Count and Bundle
The ballots are counted and bundled into packs of 100. The results are counted for each party or candidate
How IEC Election Results are Declared in 2024
Once voting is complete, ballot counting occurs at the voting station where the votes are cast. According to the Electoral Act, the Commission has 7 days to announce the results.
1. Reconcile
The results for the various parties or candidates are reconciled against the number of ballots received and the total number of ballots cast at that voting station
2. Sign Results slips
Results slips are signed by the counting officer, independent candidate agents, and party agents. A copy of the results slip is posted on the door of each voting station. The other copy is transported to the local Electoral Commission office where it is scanned and captured in the results system. The results are also verified by independent external auditors.
3. Results Centres
The results centres are there for political party representatives and independents to monitor the voting, counting, and results process. Parties and independents have the opportunity to raise objections to any alleged irregularities. Other stakeholders present include the media and observers.
4. Final Results
FINAL RESULTS The final results and seat allocation for the National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures Elections are announced by the Electoral Commission within 7 days of the election.
