The EFF has noted that the IEC’s online voter registration website being offline was asserting the reality that it was failing, further highlighting its consistent unreliability.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) issued a statement on Wednesday, 15 September 2021, on the issue of the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) online voter registration website being offline.
The EFF stated that it noted with disdain, the ongoing technical glitches that has rendered the IEC online voter registration website offline nationally. The opposition party conveyed that this was unacceptable given that there were only three days left before the on-site voter registration commenced over the weekend of Saturday, 18 September 2021 and Sunday, 19 September 2021.
It also pointed out that with the voter registration website being offline, the commission has consistently been unreliable with the process of getting people registered successfully without hassle over the past few days. The party believes that the website being offline at such a crucial time asserted the reality that the IEC is failing.
See the post below.
EFF Statement On The IEC Online Voter Registration Website Being Offline pic.twitter.com/HVd4LG11kk
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) September 15, 2021
How does the EFF feel about the IEC and its mandate?
The EFF has expressed that the IEC has not only neglected its mandate to ensure people of South Africa exercised their right to vote, but is actively working against this by being negligent with the only convenient tool.
What has the EFF called on the electoral commission to do?
The party has called on the commission of South Africa to resolve the technical crisis that was currently thwarting the efforts of the EFF and the general public, in getting young people registered to vote with immediate effect.
According to the EFF, what role does the IEC have to play?
The EFF has noted that the IEC online voter registration has a vital role to play in opening up room for ease of online voter registration, and in particular, for that of the young people of South Africa.
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