Voter preparedness for local government elections, 2000: first interim report on the findings and strategic recommendations arising from HSRC pre-election research for the Independent Electoral Commission

SOURCE: AIDS and Behavior
OUTPUT TYPE: Research report- client
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2000
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.Rule, M.Khosa, M.O'Donovan, J.Olivier, M.Roefs, P.Xuza, R.Humphries
KEYWORDS: ELECTIONS, VOTER PARTICIPATION, VOTER REGISTRATION
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10502
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/12576
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/12576

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Abstract

The IEC and other organisations have succeeded in reaching one out of eight South Africans with their voter education programmes. Exposure has not been uniform, with provinces like North West and Northern Province having been the major beneficiaries. Provinces such as KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Cape were relatively unreached. Coloured voters have been more likely to receive voter education from a political party than have black voters. This suggests the need for a higher profile IEC voter education programme in the Western Cape and Northern Cape. All of the official home languages need to be utilised, particularly in order to reach people without formal education most effectively.

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