{
  "id": 17789276,
  "title": "WATCH | IEC reveals how the first day of special voting unfolded",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/watch-iec-reveals-how-the-first-day-of-special-voting-unfolded",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T11:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/watch-or-iec-reveals-how-the-first-day-of-special-voting-unfolded/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than 2.6 million applications for special votes have been approved by the IEC, with voting taking place at registered stations and through home visits on Monday and Tuesday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}