{
  "id": 17745750,
  "title": "Local government elections: Two ballot papers in metros and three in local municipalities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/local-government-elections-two-ballot-papers-in-metros-and-three-in-17745750",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T03:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/elections/local-government-elections-two-ballot-papers-in-metros-and-three-in-local-municipalities/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Voters will receive two or three ballot papers in the upcoming local government elections, depending on whether they vote in a metropolitan or local municipality.",
  "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."
}