Your vote is not absolutely secret - IEC lawyer

Sunday, May 17, 2020

South African Advocate Andrew Redding SC representing the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Wednesday made a stunning submission at the High Court saying that every ballot paper cast can be traced back to a particular voter.

Redding was presenting the IEC arguments in a case where the Commission was objecting to the elections petitioners, Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), to inspect the elections material that are in custody of the Registrar of the High Court.

The IEC, through Redding, argued that they do not want to undo the secrecy of the ballot box voting by allowing for the inspection of the elections material.

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