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High-level election planning dates Registration Jan 2018 Proclamation Feb 2019 Certification Mar 2019 Candidate nomination Mar 2019 Ballot paper draw Mar 2019 Election May 2019
Registered voters 31 August 2018 Provincial breakdown of registered voters as at 31 August 2018 Province VAP Feb 2018 SA citizens 1 Registered voters 31 August 2018 % Registered to VAP Eastern Cape 3 814 705 3 305 315 85.10% Free State 1 765 867 1 442 436 81.30% Gauteng 9 254 109 6 200 019 66.10% KwaZulu-Natal 6 763 557 5 380 242 78.50% Limpopo 3 247 088 2 565 414 77.60% Mpumalanga 2 692 449 1 908 100 69.80% North West 2 358 989 1 686 614 71.10% Northern Cape 778 945 611 707 77.70% Western Cape 4 292 412 3 039 327 70.10% Total 34 968 120 26 139 174 73.80% NOTE: 1The VAP figures were supplied by StatsSA
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Expansion Staff OFFICE PSESs APCs MOCs DEFs Area Managers Eastern Cape 4 47 39 244 774 Free State 28 22 109 341 Gauteng 55 18 212 587 KwaZulu-Natal 78 312 1,006 Mpumalanga 3 19 193 420 Northern Cape 31 17 138 207 Limpopo 32 186 596 North West 25 26 134 414 Western Cape 45 141 402 TOTAL 33 360 237 1,669 4,860
TECHNOLOGY UPDATES Hardware Servers: These are due to be replaced during 2018 PCs/printers/laptops: These are scheduled for replacement in late 2018 and early 2019 (in a phased approach) Software Operating system: Upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 is planned for 2018/19 – impacting on all application systems Web browser: Upgrading from Internet Explorer 9 to Internet Explorer 11/Edge Database Management System from SQL 2012 to SQl 2016
TECHNOLOGY UPDATES Development of applications (voter registration, participation and staff attendance) for the new voter registration devices which will also incorporate location based solutions. Enhancements to the voter registration system to process the new information. Development of a ballot paper tracking system to voting station level (including a scanning application on the new device) Enhancements of the electronic candidate submission system Enhancements of the online out-of-country and special vote application systems Enhancements to the Procurement Plan system Minor enhancements to the NPE Results System, such as workflow for results slips re-printing, section 65 objections enhancements Enhancements to IEC mobile application to include NPE results Strengthen the use of mobile and online technologies
TECHNOLOGY UPDATES ELECTION PREPARATION: Prepare servers and data transmission for use at the results operation centers Update the leaderboard application for the results operation centres, website and mobile application NOTE: All political parties will be invited to examine and test the NPE Results system as has been the historic practice The system will also be subjected to an external audit to ensure integrity