EC dismisses MKP concerns of deceased persons on the voters’ roll

The Electoral Commission has dismissed concerns raised by the MK Party regarding the presence of over 200 deceased individuals on the voters' roll. Mawethu Mosery, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer of the IEC, explained that names of individuals who passed away after the voters' roll was certified may still appear as registered voters, as they were alive when the roll was finalized.

Mosery emphasized that all voters must present valid identification documents at polling stations to cast their ballots. He noted that it is possible to find names of deceased individuals on the voters' roll between the certification of the roll and present times, as those individuals were still alive when the roll was finalized and presented themselves at voting stations.

The rejected section at the back of the voters' roll contains names of rejected individuals, some of whom are deceased due to the reasons provided during the rejection process.