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I-IEC iqoke abasebenzi abaqeqeshwe abangu-48,212 futhi yathumela Amadivayisi Okuphatha Abavoti angu-39,641 ukuqinisekisa inqubo yokubhalisa ebushelelezi, ngenkathi inxusa abavoti abasebasha okokuqala ukuba babhalise ngemuva kokuvota okuphansi phakathi kwabantu abaneminyaka engu-18 no-19 emizuliswaneni edlule. Uhlu lwabavoti manje selumi ku-28 million, lusuka ku-27.7 million ngesikhathi sokhetho lukazwelonke luka-2024, ngokusho kwezitatimende ezivela ku-IEC kanye nemibiko yabezindaba.<\/p>\n<h4>Amalungiselelo Amakhulu Okusekela Ukubhaliswa Kuzwelonke<\/h4>\n<p>USy Mamabolo, iSikhulu Esiphezulu Sokhetho se-IEC, uthe ngesikhathi somhlangano wabezindaba muva nje ukuthi abasebenzi bokubhalisa abangu-48,212\u2014abangu-37,994 kubo abangabesifazane kanti abangu-22,599 bangaphansi kweminyaka engu-35\u2014baqeqeshwe futhi babelwa ukuphatha iziteshi ezweni lonke. UMamabolo uchaze wathi, \u201cIKhomishini iqoke futhi yaqeqesha abasebenzi bokubhalisa abangu-48,212 abazothunyelwa ukuqinisekisa inqubo yokubhalisa abavoti ebushelelezi nephumelelayo kuzo zonke iziteshi zokubhalisa.\u201d Uphinde wagcizelela ukusetshenziswa kwamadivayisi okuphatha abavoti angu-39,641 (ama-VMD), avumela ukuqinisekiswa kobuzwe ngesikhathi sangempela kanye nokuqoqwa kwedatha enembile exhunywe ohlwini lwabavoti.<\/p>\n<p>Ngempelasonto yokuqala yokubhalisa abavoti ebibanjwe mhla zingama-20-21 kuNhlangulana 2026, i-IEC icubungule cishe ukuthengiselana kokubhalisa okungu-2.9 million. Ngenkathi uhlu lwabavoti lulonke lubone ukukhula, i-IEC ibike ukuthi abangaphezu kuka-70% kwabaneminyaka engu-18 no-19 abafanelekile abasabhalisiwe, okwenza izicelo eziqondiwe zaleli qembu zibhalise ngempelasonto ka-Agasti. Izakhamizi kumele zilethe idokhumenti kamazisi waseNingizimu Afrika, ikhadi le-Smart ID, incwadi kamazisi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, noma isitifiketi sobunikazi besikhashana esisebenzayo lapho zibhalisa; ubufakazi bekheli abudingeki, kodwa abavoti kumele banikeze imininingwane yendawo abahlala kuyo.<\/p>\n<h4>Isikhathi Nezinyathelo Ezilandelayo Ngaphambi Kokhetho Lukahulumeni Bendawo<\/h4>\n<p>Impelasonto yokugcina yokubhalisa iphawula ithuba lokugcina elisemthethweni lezakhamuzi lokubuyekeza noma ukuqinisekisa isimo sazo sokubhalisa ngaphambi koKhetho Lohulumeni Bendawo luka-2026. Uhlu lwesikhathi, olushicilelwe yi-IEC, luqinisekisa ukuthi ngemva komhla zi-2 kuNcwaba 2026, izibuyekezo ezengeziwe zingenziwa kuphela emahhovisi e-IEC noma ngamalungiselelo akhethekile. UMamabolo ugcizelele, \u201cImpelasonto yokubhalisa abavoti inikeza ithuba lokuqinisekisa ukuthi imininingwane yabavoti ithathwe ngokunembile futhi ivuselelwa ngokufanele.\u201d Ingqophamlando elandelayo kuzoba ukuqinisekiswa kohlu lwabavoti lokugcina, ngemuva kwalokho i-IEC izokhipha izibalo ezinemininingwane ngokubhaliswa okusha kanye nezinguquko. 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