Archive for April, 2009

IEC should use mobile technology to avoid running out of ballot papers

Helen Zille and the Democratic Alliance have been quite critical of the Independent Electoral Commission’s managing the distribution of election materials such as ballot papers and boxes, and with good reason, I think.

Rather than succumbing to the possible knee-jerk reaction of preventing voters in future elections from voting at any voting station, the reason the IEC gave for the difficulties it experienced, the IEC should make better use of mobile technology to manage the distribution of materials on election day. Continue reading ‘IEC should use mobile technology to avoid running out of ballot papers’