南非西开普省217个投票站特别投票首日迟开：选票配送延误，省选举官致歉

开普敦——南非选举委员会（IEC）西开普省办公室11月2日表示，2026年地方政府选举特别投票首日，该省开普都市圈（Cape Metro）有217个投票站因特别选票配送延误，未能在当天上午8时按时开放。

省选举官 Michael Hendrickse 表示，尽管选委会与受托印制选票的印刷公司已尽最大努力，部分地区的特别选票配送仍出现预料之外的延误。他说，11月2日和3日两天为特别投票日，选委会将履行职责，确保已申请特别投票的选民能在这两天内投出选票。

特别投票面向因身体虚弱或残疾无法前往投票站的登记选民，以及选举日当天无法在登记投票站投票的选民。选委会此前公布，全国共有2,655,067名选民获批参加特别投票，正式选举日为11月4日（周三）。

Hendrickse 说，延误情况仍在变化，受影响的投票站正随选票陆续送达而逐个开放，选票运输与配送的全部安保措施均已到位。他表示，此次延误仅影响开普都市圈，并为给选民造成的不便致歉；省内其他地区的投票站运行平稳。

「我们的目标是履行职责，确保每一位选民行使其民主投票权。」Hendrickse 说。

关联：南非选委会宣布地方选举准备就绪：265万选民11月2日至3日先行特别投票

关联：南非：地方选举特别投票今明两天举行 67.8万上门投票者须留在登记住址等候

（据南非政府新闻署 SAnews 报道）

217 Voting Stations in South Africa's Western Cape Open Late on First Day of Special Voting After Ballot Delivery Delay

CAPE TOWN — The Electoral Commission (IEC) in South Africa's Western Cape said on Monday, November 2, that 217 voting stations in the Cape Metro could not open on time at 8am on the first day of special voting for the 2026 Local Government Elections, after a delay in the delivery of special vote ballots.

Provincial Electoral Officer Michael Hendrickse said that despite the best efforts of the IEC and the printing company contracted to produce the ballots, there had been an unforeseen delay in the delivery of special vote ballots in some areas. He said November 2 and 3 have been set aside for special voting and the IEC will fulfil its obligation to make sure voters who applied for special votes are able to vote over the two days.

Special votes cater for registered voters who may be unable to reach voting stations due to physical infirmity or disability, as well as those who may not be available to vote at their registered voting stations on Election Day. Nationwide, a total of 2,655,067 voters were approved for special votes, the IEC said, ahead of Election Day on Wednesday, November 4.

Hendrickse said the situation was fluid, with affected voting stations opening as ballots were received, and that all security measures were in place for the transport and delivery of the special vote ballots. He said the delay only affected the Cape Metro, apologised for the inconvenience to voters, and said reports confirmed voting stations in the outer regions of the Western Cape were operating smoothly.

"It is our intention to honour our mandate and make sure every voter exercises their democratic right to cast their vote," Hendrickse said.

(Source: South African Government News Agency, SAnews)

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图片来源：图：南非选举委员会西开普省选举官 Michael Hendrickse。照片：南非选举委员会（IEC），经南非政府新闻署 SAnews 发布（该署明示媒体可免费使用其图片、注明出处即可）。 / Photo: Western Cape Provincial Electoral Officer Michael Hendrickse. Photo: IEC, via SAnews, South African Government News Agency (media use permitted free of charge with credit).

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