{"id":1091,"date":"2021-11-03T09:48:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T07:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2021-11-03T09:48:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T07:48:42","slug":"just-in-90-of-election-results-captured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblemedia.co\/index.php\/2021\/11\/03\/just-in-90-of-election-results-captured\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: 90% of election results captured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The picture of who will run the country\u2019s 278 municipalities became clearer as vote counting in the 2021 Local Government Elections reached 69% on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) had aimed to complete 90% of vote counting by that evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the IEC in a statement on Wednesday said at the level of capturing, 90% of results were already in the system awaiting scanning and auditing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This translated to 58 059 of the 64 502 expected results been captured in the results system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It said: \u201cOf the 58 059 results captured, 44 707 have been scanned into an image and thus available\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> to read more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[STATEMENT] PROGRESS ON RESULTS CAPTURING PROCESS – 3 NOVEMBER 2021

1\/4 Progress in relation to the finalization of results now stands at 69 per cent of expected results. At the level of capturing, 90 per cent of results are already in the system awaiting scanning and auditing.<\/p>— IEC South Africa (@IECSouthAfrica) November 3, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>