{
  "id": 17978287,
  "title": "LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Navigating ballots, candidates, and wards: Your guide to the 2026 local government elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/local-elections-2026-navigating-ballots-candidates-and-wards-your",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T15:10:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-11-03-local-government-elections-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The countdown to the 2026 local government elections is on. Still unsure about how voting works, who is contesting your ward or what will be on your ballot? This guide has you covered.",
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  "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."
}