Strategic Objectives

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Strategic Objectives

• Results attained in the financial years 2003/04
  and 2004/05 (to date)
• Strategic Plans 2004/05 - 2007/8

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Strategic Objectives - March 2004

• To entrench the Commission as a focal point for
  the delivery of free and fair elections in the
  most efficient and cost effective manner
• Maintain an optimal network of voting districts
  and voting stations for the 2005/06 municipal
  elections and for by-elections to ensure
  reasonable access by voters and to maintain an
  accurate and up-to-date national common voters
  roll
• To increase the level of understanding among the
  electorate of electoral processes with a view to
  enhance maximum political participation
• To offer the highest possible standard of
  sustainable training of officials to facilitate a
  fluent and effective voting process and the
  accurate recording of the results of elections
• To ensure the effective participation of
  political parties and independent ward candidates
  in electoral processes
• To maintain and consolidate organisational
  systems and infrastructure in respect of voting
  facilities and the agencies for the delivery of
  the 2005/06 municipal elections and for
  by-elections
• To ensure that the necessary resources i.e.
  financial, human resources, information
  technology, corporate services, legal support,
  security as well as internal and external
  communications are maintained in order to ensure
  the effective functioning of the Commission.

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Strategic Objective 1To entrench the Commission
as a focal point for the delivery of free and
fair elections in the most efficient and cost
effective manner

• Results 2003/04
• Liaison with local stakeholders maintained
• Liaison with international stakeholders expanded
  to ensure observer missions and donor funding for
  voter education projects
• Independence and impartiality of Commission by
  and large acceptable

• Main activities 2004/05
• Continue to expand liaison with all stakeholders

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Strategic Objective 2 Maintain an optimal
network of voting districts and voting stations
for the 2005/06 municipal elections and for
by-elections to ensure reasonable access by
voters and to maintain an accurate and up-to-date
national common voters roll

• Results 2003/04
• The number of voting stations increased from 14
  650 in 1999 to 16 966 in 2004.
• 4 million new voters were registered for the 2004
  elections.
• 1,5 million registered voters had died since 1999
• The net increase in voters was 2,5 million
  18,1 million in 1999 and 20,6 million in 2004

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Registration patterns

• Geographic distribution of registered voters in
  1999 and 2004 as a percentage of potential voters
• Geographic distribution of the net growth in
  registered voters
• Geographic distribution of registered voters by
• Gender
• Rural/Urban
• Age
• Increase in registered voters per Province
  1999/2004
• Effects of Targeted Registration

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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN
1999 AS A PERCENTAGE OF POTENTIAL VOTERS (18 172
751)
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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN
2004 AS A PERCENTAGE OF POTENTIAL VOTERS (20 674
926)
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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE NET GROWTH IN
REGISTERED VOTERS 1999/2004
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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTERED VOTERS BY
GENDER
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MALES AS PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED VOTERS BY
VOTING DISTRICT
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FEMALES AS PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED VOTERS BY
VOTING DISTRICT
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RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTERED VOTERS
1999/2004
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AGE DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTERED VOTERS 1999/2004
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INCREASE IN REGISTERED VOTERS PER
PROVINCE1999/2004
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Effects of Targeted RegistrationAREAS SELECTED
FOR TARGET REGISTRATION OCTOBER 2003
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NUMBER OF NEW AND RE-REGISTERED VOTERS OCTOBER
2003 TARGET REGISTRATION
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Effects of Targeted RegistrationAREAS SELECTED
FOR TARGET REGISTRATION DECEMBER 2003
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NUMBER OF NEW AND RE-REGISTERED VOTERS DECEMBER
2003 TARGET REGISTRATION
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Main Activities for 2004/05

• Redelimitation
• To further improve access to voting facilities
  and to facilitate the completion of voting by
  9pm
• To align voting district boundaries with new ward
  boundaries.
• Targeted registration in areas affected by
  redelimitation

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Strategic Objective 3 To increase the level of
understanding among the electorate of electoral
processes with a view to enhance maximum
political participation

• Results 2003/04
• Voter turnout dropped by 12 (from 89 in 1999 to
  77 in 2004)
• Percentage spoilt ballots remained largely
  unchanged

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VOTER TURNOUT PER PROVINCE 1994/1999/2004
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PERCENTAGE SPOILT BALLOTS PER PROVINCE
1994/1999/2004
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Main Activities for 2004/05

• Expansion of the schools project and handing the
  project to the Department of Education
• Keep turnout of voters for municipal elections in
  2005/06 at an acceptable level through the
  schools project and democracy development
  projects in collaboration with civil society
• Keep number of spoilt ballots in the municipal
  elections at an acceptable level through
  balloting and voter education.

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Strategic Objective 4 To offer the highest
possible standard of training to officials to
facilitate a fluent and effective voting process
and the accurate recording of the results of
elections

• Results 2003/04
• 216 000 electoral officials trained
• Unit standards registered
• Main Activities 2004/05
• Establish electoral training institute

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Strategic Objective 5To ensure the effective
participation of political parties and
independent ward candidates in electoral processes

• Results 2003/04
• Party liaison committees functioned effectively
  for the 2004 elections
• Decrease in the number of objections and court
  challenges
• Main activities 2004/05
• Strengthen the functioning of liaison committees
  at municipal level with a view to the 2005/06
  municipal elections

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Strategic Objective 6To maintain and consolidate
organisational systems and infrastructure in
respect of voting facilities and agencies for the
delivery of the 2005/06 municipal elections and
for by-elections

• Results 2003/04
• Establishment of an inter-departmental task team
  to improve infrastructure at schools and clinics
  used as voting stations
• Expansion of communication network in respect of
  voting stations in conjunction with cellphone
  service providers

• Main Activities 2004/05
• Implementation of infrastructure improvement
  plans for the 2005/06 municipal elections

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Strategic Objective 7To ensure that the
necessary resources i.e. financial, human
resources, information technology, corporate
services, legal support, security in conjunction
with state agencies as well as internal and
external communications are maintained in order
to ensure the effective functioning of the
Commission

• Results 2003/04
• Adequate budget
• Stable HR environment
• Stable IT environment
• Secure election
• Main Activities 2004/05
• Maintenance of effective systems and processes