The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) in the Northern Cape says the revote at Ward 3 in the Siyancuma Municipality in Douglas will take place next Wednesday.

The decision follows an incident in Douglas where ballot papers were destroyed during a dispute at a vote-counting station.

LGE 2026 | IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya says voting at a station in Douglas, Northern Cape, under Siyancuma Local Municipality, will be repeated after political party members destroyed ballot papers before they could be counted. https://t.co/STpWUwC4cB

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IEC provincial electoral officer Elkin Topkin says special vote applications are now open.

He has warned that any interference with the electoral process will carry severe consequences.

“Should the IEC be successful in its application to the Electoral Court, we have asked the court to consider the seriousness of these transgressions under the Municipal Electoral Act. We have also asked that the penalties and sanctions imposed by the Electoral Court be commensurate with the seriousness of these transgressions.”

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