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    Your passage through a voting station

    Steven LangBy Steven LangMay 6, 2019Updated:May 6, 2019No Comments5 Mins Read
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    Elections on Wednesday 8 May are expected to run smoothly: after all, this is the sixth time the Electoral Commission (IEC) is running national and provincial elections simultaneously. Grocott’s Mail has compiled the following guide to help steer you through the voting process at the core of our democracy.

    Process overview
    The length of time you will have to wait depends on the number of people in the queue, but once you have entered the voting station the process should take about five to ten minutes. Voters will be given two ballot papers each if they are registered in the province where they are voting. If they vote outside their province they will only be given one ballot paper with the 48 parties contesting the national election. Two police officers and security personnel will be assigned to each voting station but they are not allowed to interfere with the voting process. Everything that happens at voting station is under jurisdiction of the Presiding Officer or PO.

    Voting in seven steps
    Step one: On entering the voting station, you will be met by a queue walker who leads each person to the relevant place within the voting station.

    Step two: The queue walker will first take you to a voters’ roll officer who ensures that only eligible voters can participate. The officer will check if your name appears on the voters’ roll. The voters’ roll officer will work with a person who operates a zip-zip machine (a type of scanner) – to electronically check your details. If the zip-zip machine does not work – do not panic because there are alternative mechanisms in place to make sure that the process is taken care of. The officer will then scratch out your name to make sure that you do not vote twice

    Step three: You will then go to an inker – who will mark your thumb with ink to make sure you don’t go to another voting station.

    Step four: You will be guided to the ballot paper issuer and issued with two rubber-stamped ballot papers. A stamp is a security measure which means that a ballot paper without a stamp is not valid.

    Step five: You will then be taken to a ballot booth where you are able to make your mark in privacy.

    Step six: The next step is where the voter deposits the votes in ballot boxes. There are two boxes: one for provincial and one for national.

    Step seven: Finally you will be led out of the voting station and you can go about your business.

     

    VOTING STATIONS IN MAKANA

    This is a list of the 41 voting stations within the Makana local municipality. The IEC says you should vote in the province where you registered in order to receive two ballot papers.

    Ward No.Voting District No.Voting Station NameAddress
    0110100237Hooggenoeg HallMakhanda Hooggennoeg
    10260010Alfred Dike Kota HallBehren Riebeeck East
    10330018Carlisle Bridge Farm

    School

    Carlisle Bridge
    10330074Koonap Community HallEc104 – Makana [Makhanda
    10330119Douglas Heights TentDouglas Heights Farm Douglas Heights Farm Area
    0210100035Ntlebi Lower Primary

    School

    00 Daniels Street Makanaskop

    Makhanda

    10100046Noluthando HallNompondo Street Makanskop

    Makhanda

    0310100079Mary Waters Senior

    Secondary School

    01 Andrew Himro Road, Makhanda North, Makhanda
    10100170Assumption Clinic TentBisholo Street Phumlani Location Makhanda
    0410100136Graeme College00 Templeton Drive Somerset

    Heights Makhanda

    10100147Recreation HallAlbany Road Makhanda

    North Makhanda

    10100158St Aidans Complex00 Cnr Milner/Constitution

    Street Oatlands Makhanda

    0510100181Umzi Wasetiyopiya

    Catholic Church

    Erf 8649 Hobe Street Extension

    9 Joza Location Makhanda

    10100204New Community HallMakana
    0610100024Indoor Sports CentreN/A Mandela Street Extension 6,

    Makhanda

    10100226Ikutliso Daniels High SchoolNcame Street Extension 4, Makhanda
    10100248D.D.Siwisa Primary SchoolExtention 6 Makhanda
    0710100068Tantyi HallZ Street Makanaskop, Makhanda
    10100080Hlalani HallN/A Hlalani Location
    0810100125Public Library Activities RoomHill Street, Makhanda
    0910100057Nombulelo Senior Secondary School00 Sani Street Makanaskop,

    Makhanda

    10100103Fikizolo Lower Primary SchoolUpper Raeman Rd, Fingo Village,

    Makhanda

    1010100091            10100091BB Zondani HallVictoria Road Fingo, Makhanda
    10100114Nathaniel Nyaluza High School00 A Street Old Location, Makhanda
    10100260Apostolic Faith Mission Church5 Z Street Makhanda
    1110100013Ntsika Senior Secondary SchoolExtension 07, Makhanda
    10100192Ethiopian Orthodox Church Of South AfricaSani Street Extension 6, Makhanda

     

    1210100169Steve Biko HallPrince Alfred Street, Makhanda
    1310100215Vukani (Tent Site)Rev Lolwana Street, Vukani Location, Makhanda
    10330052Salem Club HallSalem Club Po Salem

     

    10330063Manley Flats Sports ClubManley Flats, Makhanda
    10330085Frasers Camp ShopFrasers Camp Makhanda
    10330096Committees Drift Police Station (Tent)In Front of Police Station Committee’s Drift
    10330108Collingham (Pinewood School)Ec104 – Makana [Makhanda]
    10350065Gardener’s Gate TentGardener’s Gate Farm, Gardeners Gate Makhanda
    10350087Farmer Field SchoolFarmerfield Makhanda
    1410040016Alicedale Town HallMain Street, Alicedale
    10330029Sidbury HallSidbury Hall, Sidbury
    10330030Highlands TentHighlands Farm Highlands, Makhanda
    10330041Seven Fountains Sports ClubSeven Fountains

     

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