{
  "id": 18103370,
  "title": "IEC warns voters and parties against ballot photos, intimidation and illegal campaigning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/iec-warns-voters-and-parties-against-ballot-photos-intimidation-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T09:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/lge2026/2026-11-04-iec-warns-voters-and-parties-against-ballot-photos-intimidation-and-illegal-campaigning/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The IEC has reminded voters and political parties that photographing marked ballots, intimidating voters and campaigning at voting stations are prohibited, with offenders liable for criminal penalties.",
  "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."
}