{
  "id": 17953060,
  "title": "DA raises concerns with IEC over delayed delivery of ballot papers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/da-raises-concerns-with-iec-over-delayed-delivery-of-ballot-papers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T11:09:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/da-writes-to-iec-over-delayed-delivery-of-ballot-papers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic Alliance (DA) has expressed concerns to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) regarding delays in the delivery of ballot papers for special voting across several provinces in South Africa. Western Cape, Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal have all been affected by these delays, which have come to light as the final day of special voting is underway on Tuesday. National spokesperson for the DA, Jan de Villiers, has urged the IEC to assure voters that such delays will not occur on the following day, when a majority of South Africans are expected to vote. De Villiers has made it clear that the DA has made three requests to the IEC: first, they asked for a firm timeline for every outstanding ballot; secondly, they sought a guarantee that every approved special voter would be able to cast their vote today or on Wednesday, the normal election day; and thirdly, they requested a full explanation to all parties in the party liaison committee to prevent such issues from occurring again, particularly not on election day when it is critical that all ballot papers are in place.",
  "summary": "The party says the delays affected voting stations in Western Cape, Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalaga",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}