This came up after some people noticed the absence of the barcode scanners usually used to check if a registered voter appears onBaphela says during special votes they prefer doing a manual check of the voters roll. “Your special voting is voting of very few South Africans, so therefore we don’t necessarily need a scanner.”The use of scanners on voting dayShe did stress that during voting day on Wednesday 8 May, they will have scanners available.
In case of the scanners failing, as they have done in the past, Baphela says a backup machine will be available for use. “In the event that there is a problem with the scanners, officials around the voting stations will make sure that if there is a problem with the scanner, they will bring a backup that is available within seconds.”