IEC says ANC failed to meet deadline, not victim of a system glitch
The South African Electoral Commission (IEC) has rejected the ANC's claims that a system glitch prevented them from submitting candidate lists on time. The IEC provided evidence showing the party had access to the platform but failed to complete the process before the deadline.
Why it matters
This dispute impacts the political participation of the ruling party in upcoming local government elections and highlights issues of administrative accountability.
Ask AI 5 min The IEC has told the Electoral Court that the ANC failed to submit candidate lists on time and cannot blame a system glitch.
That is what SA’s Electoral Commission (IEC) has told the Electoral Court, saying its records show ANC officials were still using the candidate nomination system right up until the deadline for submitting candidate lists for the November 4 local government elections.
The IEC filed its answering affidavit on Wednesday, opposing the ANC's application to have candidates it failed to submit in time placed on the ballot in six municipalities.
The ANC failed to get the lists submitted before the 5pm deadline on August 28 and has instead blamed technical problems with the commission's online candidate nomination system .
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