{
  "id": 17636755,
  "title": "Voters urged to check their status ahead of special voting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/voters-urged-to-check-their-status-ahead-of-special-voting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T16:44:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/voters-urged-to-check-their-status-ahead-of-special-voting/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Electoral Commission (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal is urging voters to check their special vote approval status and familiarise themselves with the rules ahead of the upcoming special voting period. Special voting will take place from tomorrow until Tuesday, between 8:00am and 5:00pm at voting stations and through home visits. Only voters whose applications have been approved will be allowed to cast special votes. Main voting day is scheduled for Wednesday, with voting stations opening at seven in the morning and closing at nine at night. Voters are reminded that campaigning is not allowed inside voting station boundaries and their votes must remain secret. Election officials will stop anyone attempting to take a photo of the ballot paper and may arrest them if they resist, as it is an electoral offence.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}