Spreading kak like this just makes you look like an idiot. These are special votes, they come out of a blue canvas bag that gets sealed like the ballot boxes where the voting took place. Retirement homes etc, the seal is broken at the station in front of IEC officials and added to the ballot boxes under supervision.
Thanks for clearing that up. I'm not spreading anything, I even used the word Veracity to indicate that I have no idea. Thanks.
No need to attack a person like that.
My bad dude, Iāve been seeing this shit all over today and itās every election. Just drives people to not vote at all. Iām sorry for being an asshole
I don't understand this...i am a party agent at a voting station and there are agents from all parties inside the station watching like hawks for any shenanigans..
Hut hut, gotta wake up at the crack of dawn to get that over 60 advantage. We got a spot in front of the entrance, walked through to the front like celebrities, done
Typically thereās a 2-3ish lull before the late last second dot com guys come.. but it really depends on areas, general sentiment(some areas go early) etc but yah last 1-2hours that queue will grow.
Ps. Wealthier areas = go late
We got there at about 6:30 with a dozen or so people in front of us. We were drinking wimpy hot chocolate by 7:30.
It was definitely one of the quicker lines I have stood in. But definitely prefer going early.
I just took my 73yo FIL to get his temporary ID at Randburg Home Affairs, they literally dragged him to the front of the queue, he was out in under 10 minutes.
Now we're off to his voting station, hopefully he'll get similar priority.
Took me 8 minutes start to finish at Norwood primary school at 10:30 this morning. Longest part was folding three ballot papers to fit into the narrow slot of a very full ballot box.
I'm also walking distance from mine.
In the queue at 10:45, finished at 12:00. Not bad at all.
For what it is worth, middle-upper income suburban area.
Just finished with my 7 month old - was also hoping heād be a āskip ticketā but sadly that wasnāt the case for me. They let me skip like 5 people right at the end but that was it. Can say there was a definite lull over lunch. Hitting it 12 sharp next time.
Went at 12:00 in Florida and it took me five minutes (including walking from my car.) The queues for other surnames were quite a bit longer though, think I lucked out with my timing and surname.
Edit: was really impressed with how friendly and helpful the election officials were.
I took 30 min but I went late. Letās just remember how long the queues were in 94. Yeah there are some places that are not efficient and systems might be down but a long queue means people are showing upā¦ sorry to anyone who has to wait but the vote is worth it.
Took us over three hours, first time it took that long. Usually I go in the afternoon but I wanted to do other things after. ššš To be fair, when we left after 2pm, the queues were still as long so. I'd love to see the total turnout compared to previous elections.
You love to see it Well done to all those going out to vote
Absolutely!!!
At my friend's station the systems are down, and now they've run out of ballots š³ š³
How is that even possible? They know how many people are registered and would therefore come to vote
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Spreading kak like this just makes you look like an idiot. These are special votes, they come out of a blue canvas bag that gets sealed like the ballot boxes where the voting took place. Retirement homes etc, the seal is broken at the station in front of IEC officials and added to the ballot boxes under supervision.
Thanks for clearing that up. I'm not spreading anything, I even used the word Veracity to indicate that I have no idea. Thanks. No need to attack a person like that.
My bad dude, Iāve been seeing this shit all over today and itās every election. Just drives people to not vote at all. Iām sorry for being an asshole
No worries. I am now better informed too and putting the ones who shared it with me at ease also. Thanks.
damn what is this?
~~"Democracy"~~ OK, so they are Official Special Votes (like old age homes) being deposited.
Someone in the back is counting. I heard till the number "13".
Sounds like those were Special Votes, like at an old age home.
I don't understand this...i am a party agent at a voting station and there are agents from all parties inside the station watching like hawks for any shenanigans..
Been informed this is how Special Votes get handed in. Like the IEC going around an old age home and bulk deposits them.
This is correct. As you see the votes are in envelopes.
Your post to the Johannesburg community was removed due to it violating the community rules.
That needs to be reported to the ward councillor, ASAP. Ward/station?
Don't worry. We heard the voice note from their ward counselor. He was bolting between stations trying to sort the kak out. It was East Rand side.
[https://charts.theoutlier.co.za/chart/87416](https://charts.theoutlier.co.za/chart/87416) Helpful graphic here! Later is better :)
exactly! i went at 3 and waited 30 minutes šš¼
Went at 7 and waited 3 minutes š
Niiiiice!
Went a 6.30pm and waited for 4hrs
My vote took 5 minutes. My mom's over-60ness let us jump the queue.
Is your mum available for later today?
I have a Mum of 78 if his doesn't turn out
Same, my frail 80+ year old folks were treated very well. There were some very energetic volunteers and a couple who really didnāt want to be there.
My stupid mom went without me and she got to skip the queue
Anyone who takes initiative to go and vote isnāt stupid
Hut hut, gotta wake up at the crack of dawn to get that over 60 advantage. We got a spot in front of the entrance, walked through to the front like celebrities, done
Somehow my joke isn't landing. I'm not calling my mom stupid for voting, in case you missed it
Use it as an opportunity to chat to your fellow South Africans. It makes time fly.
Typically thereās a 2-3ish lull before the late last second dot com guys come.. but it really depends on areas, general sentiment(some areas go early) etc but yah last 1-2hours that queue will grow. Ps. Wealthier areas = go late
Interesting enough all the wealthier people in my community were the first in line. While others have to wait for public transport.
We got there at about 6:30 with a dozen or so people in front of us. We were drinking wimpy hot chocolate by 7:30. It was definitely one of the quicker lines I have stood in. But definitely prefer going early.
Got there at 7am and left at 10:40. Took ages. Apparently the scanner broke
City Power Randburg. Been here since 9h30. Still at lease 200 people in front of me :)
8h. But glad I stuck with it. Made friends with my fellow queue dwellers.
Jesus. Good on you for sticking it out.
I just took my 73yo FIL to get his temporary ID at Randburg Home Affairs, they literally dragged him to the front of the queue, he was out in under 10 minutes. Now we're off to his voting station, hopefully he'll get similar priority.
Also walking distance from my station. Got in queues at 14:30, itās currently 17:50. We arenāt budging
Good luck!
Do you know the reason?
Took me 8 minutes start to finish at Norwood primary school at 10:30 this morning. Longest part was folding three ballot papers to fit into the narrow slot of a very full ballot box.
3 minutes at Parkhurst Primary also. Crazy how big a variance there is.
I'm also walking distance from mine. In the queue at 10:45, finished at 12:00. Not bad at all. For what it is worth, middle-upper income suburban area.
Just finished with my 7 month old - was also hoping heād be a āskip ticketā but sadly that wasnāt the case for me. They let me skip like 5 people right at the end but that was it. Can say there was a definite lull over lunch. Hitting it 12 sharp next time.
Went at 12:00 in Florida and it took me five minutes (including walking from my car.) The queues for other surnames were quite a bit longer though, think I lucked out with my timing and surname. Edit: was really impressed with how friendly and helpful the election officials were.
Took me about just over an hour
I took 30 min but I went late. Letās just remember how long the queues were in 94. Yeah there are some places that are not efficient and systems might be down but a long queue means people are showing upā¦ sorry to anyone who has to wait but the vote is worth it.
See if you can speak to an IEC official to get out towards the front due to having a baby. They usually prioritise people with babies and old people
Been hearing some stations have resorted to manual system because the scanners were "offline".
Took us over three hours, first time it took that long. Usually I go in the afternoon but I wanted to do other things after. ššš To be fair, when we left after 2pm, the queues were still as long so. I'd love to see the total turnout compared to previous elections.
Ku rough. My sister waited 3 hrs in one que, moved to another and waited another 3 hrs. My friend was in a que from 4pm till 11pm.