Kunezizathu ezimbalwa ezibalulekile ezenza Ikhomishana Yokhetho iqale le ngxoxo kazwelonke mayelana nokuvota nge-elekthronikhi eNingizimu Afrika:

Ukukhulisa Intshisekelo Yomphakathi
Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika kuyo yonke imiphakathi babonise intshisekelo ekhulayo yokuthi ubuchwepheshe bungathuthukisa kanjani uhlelo lwethu lokuvota. Lokhu kwakhela engqungqutheleni yethu yokuqala yokuvota ebanjwe ngo-2013.

Ukuthuthukiswa Kwezobuchwepheshe
Ubuchwepheshe bedijithali kanye ne-cybersecurity kuthuthuke kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva. Njengekhomishana yenu yokhetho, sinomsebenzi wokuhlola ukuthi lezi zinguquko zingakwenza yini ukuvota kuphumelele futhi kufinyeleleke kubo bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika.

Ukushintsha Izibalo zabantu Abavoti
Njengoba kunabavoti abancane abanolwazi lwezobuchwepheshe abajoyina intando yeningi yethu, sidinga ukuhlola ukuthi izindlela zethu zokuvota zamanje zisiza wonke umuntu kangcono yini.

Izinselelo Ngokuvota Mathupha
Uhlelo lwethu lokuvota mathupha lubhekene nezinselelo ezithile, ikakhulukazi ngohlelo lwethu lokhetho oluya luba nzima kanye nokwanda kwabantu. Kudingeka sihlole ukuthi ubuchwepheshe bungasiza yini ukubhekana nalezi zinkinga.

Ubuholi base-Afrika
Amazwe amaningana ase-Afrika asevele ahlola ukuvota ngogesi. Njengoba sinezikhungo eziqinile zentando yeningi kanye nengqalasizinda yaseNingizimu Afrika, kufanele sibe yingxenye yale ngxoxo ebalulekile yezwekazi.

Note olubalulekile
Lesi kumane kuyisiqalo senqubo yokubonisana ngokucophelela - hhayi isinqumo sokuqalisa ukuvota nge-e. Uma iNingizimu Afrika ekugcineni inquma ukwamukela ukuvota nge-elekthronikhi, kungaba iphrojekthi yesikhathi eside edinga ukuhlela okunabile kanye nokufaka imibono yomphakathi.

Ukuvota nge-elekthronikhi (e-voting) kubhekisela kunoma yiluphi uhlelo lokuvota lapho amavoti enziwa khona noma abalwa ngogesi. Kunezinhlobo ezi-3 eziyinhloko zamasistimu okuvota nge-elekthronikhi:

1. 1. Ukuvota Kwe-inthanethi
      • Ivumela abavoti ukuthi bavote kunoma iyiphi ikhompyutha enokufinyelela ku-inthanethi
      • Kungenziwa usekhaya, emsebenzini, noma eziteshini zokuvota eziqokiwe
      • Isebenzisa amaphrothokholi wokubethela kanye nokuvikela ukuvikela ubuqotho bevoti
   2. Imishini yokuvota e-Direct Recording
      • Abavoti bamaka amaphepha okuvota asuke askeniwe futhi abalwe ngogesi.
      • Ihlanganisa amarekhodi ephepha aphathekayo nokubala ngogesi.
      • Ngokuvamile kubonakala njengokuvumelana okuhle phakathi kokuvota kwendabuko kanye nokwe-elekthronikhi ngokugcwele.
   3. Amasistimu wokubala nge-elekthronikhi
      • Abavoti baphonsa amavoti abo ngqo endaweni yekhompyutha, eyaziwa ngokuthi umshini wokuvota we-elekthronikhi (EVM).
      • Umshini urekhoda futhi ugcine amavoti ngokwedijithali.
      • Ingase inikeze isipele sephepha sevoti ngalinye (elibizwa ngokuthi I-Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail noma i-VVPAT)

Ukuvota nge-elekthronikhi (e-voting) kubhekisela kunoma yiluphi uhlelo lokuvota lapho amavoti enziwa khona noma abalwa ngogesi.

1. • Ukusebenza kahle kokhetho okuthuthukisiwe: Ukubalwa kwamavoti okusheshayo kanye nokufakwa kwemiphumela kanye nokunciphisa amaphutha omuntu ekubaleni amavoti.
   • Okungenzeka kukhuphule inani labavoti, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabavoti abancane, abanolwazi ngedijithali.
   • Amathuba okwanda kokufinyeleleka kwabavoti abakhubazekile.
   • Ingasiza ekuvimbeleni izinhlobo ezithile zokukhwabanisa okhethweni.
   • Inika amandla ukhetho olusebenza kahle kakhulu kubantu abaningi.

• • Izingozi ze-Cybersecurity namandla okugetshengwa.
  • Isidingo samasistimu wokwenza isipele aqinile.
  • Ukwethenjwa kwabavoti kanye nokukhathazeka ngokusobala.
  • Izinkinga zokuhlukaniswa kwedijithali kanye nokufinyeleleka.
  • Izindleko zokusetha zokuqala kanye nezidingo zengqalasizinda yezobuchwepheshe.
  • Isidingo semfundo nokuqeqeshwa kwabavoti.

I-IEC ibeke okungenani izinyanga eziyisithupha ukuthi kube nenkulumompikiswano ebanzi yomphakathi mayelana nokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe bokuvota nge-elekthronikhi eNingizimu Afrika. Lesi sikhathi sokubonisana sifeza izinjongo eziningi ezibalulekile:

Okokuqala, inikeza ithuba kubo bonke ababambiqhaza - okuhlanganisa izakhamuzi, izinhlangano zomphakathi, ochwepheshe bezobuchwepheshe, namaqembu ezombusazwe - ukuzwakalisa imibono yabo kanye nokukhathazeka kwabo mayelana nokuvota nge-elekthronikhi. Amaphuzu okuxoxisana ngawo ahlanganisa ukuvikeleka kwesistimu, ukusebenza ngendlela esobala, kanye nokuqinisekisa ukufinyeleleka kwendawo yonke, ikakhulukazi kubavoti abakhubazekile kanye nalabo abasezindaweni zasemakhaya.

Ngemva kwenkulumo-mpikiswano yomphakathi, iPhalamende lizohlola impendulo bese linquma ukuthi ligunyaze yini i-IEC ukuthi iqhubeke nezivivinyo zokuvota nge-elekthronikhi. Inqubo yokuthatha izinqumo izobandakanya:

• • Ukuhlolwa kokungenzeka kwezobuchwepheshe kanye nezidingo zokuphepha
  • Ukuhlolwa kokulungela ingqalasizinda ezweni lonkeUkuhlaziywa kwezindleko zokuqalisa kanye nezidingo zezinsiza
  • Ukubuyekezwa kwezichibiyelo ezidingekayo zomthetho
  • Ukucatshangelwa kwemikhuba emihle yamazwe ngamazwe nezifundo ezifundiwe

Uma kwenzeka iPhalamende ligunyaza lolu hlelo, ukuqaliswa kwalo kuzolandela indlela ehlukaniswe ngokucophelela phakathi neminyaka embalwa. Lolu shintsho oluhamba kancane lungafaka:

• • Ukuhlolwa kokuhlola ezindaweni ezikhethiwe zokuvota
  • Izinhlelo eziphelele zokufundisa ngokuvota
  • Ukuhlolwa kokuphepha okuvamile nokuhlolwa kwesistimu
  • Ukubonisana okuqhubekayo nababambiqhaza kanye nokuhlanganiswa kwempendulo
  • Ukukhishwa okuqhubekayo okusekelwe kumamethrikhi empumelelo nokuzethemba komphakathi.

I-IEC isazibophezele ekubekeni izidingo zezakhamizi kuqala futhi izoqinisekisa ukuthi noma yiluphi uhlelo olusha lokuvota luthembekile futhi luthembekile njengokuvota kwethu kwamanje okusekelwe emaphepheni.