HSRC survey shows voters satisfied with election day
DATE: 8 November 2021
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) presented its preliminary findings of their Election Satisfaction Survey 2021, which found that 68% of voters took less than 15 minutes to reach their voting stations. Around 22% took between 16-30 minutes, 7% took between 31-60 minutes and 3% took longer than an hour. Overall, 86% of the voters found the voting stations easily accessible to persons with disabilities and the elderly, while 7% did not.
The HSRC was commissioned by the IEC to conduct two studies, a Voter Participation Survey, which was conducted in September-October 2021, and an Election Satisfaction Survey conducted on election day. “Ninety-six percent reported satisfaction with the instructions and signage at their voting stations. 97% found the voting procedures inside the voting station easy to understand,” the IEC noted.
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