Image: A salute from deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa as the media is asked to leave the open session. President Jacob Zuma smiles beside him. (Paul Herman/News24)
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EleXions Agency officials explaining process now to delegates, and how they will collect ballots. They will vote in blocks of 200 at a time. They must collect ballots later. Voting to take place at later session. Media now being asked to leave. #ANCVotes#ANC54@TeamNews24pic.twitter.com/PBOQq0dTNK
Zweli Mkhize has just announced that he is withdrawing his nomination for deputy president in the interests of "unity". Some delegates cheer. #ANC54#ANCVotes@TeamNews24
Mbete rules they will proceed with nominations for top 6 and NEC nominations follow. & calls for electoral commission to start with nominations @TeamNews24#ANCvotes
Naledi Pandor supports proposal to proceed with top 6 nominations and deal with 80 NEC names later. "We cannot carry on in this way." Mbete closes the issue and they move on to top 6. #ANC54#ANCVotes@TeamNews24pic.twitter.com/0rnOPILwtg
NEC member Toni Yengeni steps up to podium and says the branches have the final say at the conference. They can essentially overrule the electoral commission. Unhappy delegates cheer. #ANC54#ANCVotes@TeamNews24
Image: ANCWL members objecting to a decision by the electoral commission not to allow lobbying for additional members to the NEC. (Adriaan Basson/News24)
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Mfenyana says delegates must present their IDs when they vote as it will safeguard against fraudulent delegates. Allegations have been rife
of swapping delegate, with claims of people selling tags for R100k
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ANC electoral commission chair Sindiso Mfenyana says the commission is not trying to force processes. 'I am not forcing anything down your throat.'
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ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe steps in for Mbete. Reads from the ANC Constitution. The electoral commission has the right to establish the procedure for voting, he declares. #ANC54#ANCVotes@TeamNews24
Mantashe now steps in & says they must not accuse electoral commission without going to rules. & reads rule that says NEC will appoint electoral commission @TeamNews24#ANCvotes
Large portion of delegates do not agree with Mfenyana's decision that they will not receive list of names during NEC voting. "All slates must come to an end," he declares. Many delegates not happy. #ANC54#ANCVotes@TeamNews24pic.twitter.com/rxIrPipSnD
Deputy secretary of Mpumalanga says branches have a right to lobby and
be lobbied. "From there, we support the Women's League (proposal), and
let the branch delegates deal with the voting part."
A delegate from Mpumalanga says this is not the first time they have an electoral commission, says it shouldn't be political.
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A delegate from KZN says they won't agree with the idea of voting without lists
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A delegate from Ethekwini is up & says conference is for delegates. Also says they won’t agree with proposed voting system, they want to go with list @TeamNews24#ANC54
#ANCVotes MP & ANCYL's Desmond Moela also gets up, says branches must vote in accordance with the mandate of their branches. Insisting they must vote with lists to guide them @TeamNews24
The current disagreement seems to be that some delegates want to be able to review a list of all the nominated NEC members when they vote. Others say no, delegates should be familiar by now and not vote according to slates. #ANC54#ANCVotes@TeamNews24
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