VOTERS who will be casting their votes on 3 August in the local government elections must remember that they will receive three ballot papers.
• Voters will receive white/grey ward ballot paper to elect a ward councillor of their choice who will serve on the local council;
• A yellow ballot paper will be used to elect the political party of your choice, from which the parties – depending on the level of support they receive – will select proportional representation (PR) councillors to serve on the local council (ie uMhlathuze, uMlalazi, Umfolozi).
• Voters will also receive a green ballot paper. Voters again vote for the party of their choice, from which parties – depending on the support received – will elect their proportional representatives, which will make up 40% of the District Municipality’s councillors. The other 60% will be appointed by the local municipality councillors.
In the voting station
These steps will be followed:
• The voter shows his or her identity document (ID) at the door. The ID is scanned and a slip is printed
• The voter’s name is crossed off the voter’s roll
• The voter’s hand is examined to see if it has not been marked/inked
• The voter’s left thumb must be marked by drawing a short line on the thumb and the nail at the point where the nail meets the cuticle, with visible indelible ink that cannot be washed off. The thumb is marked to ensure that the voter does not vote more than once
• The voter’s ID will be stamped
• The voter is given three ballot papers. An official stamp must be put at the back of the ballot papers
• The voter enteres the voting booth and makes a cross/mark for a party/candidate on each of the ballot papers
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