HSRC survey: Queuing times improved in 2026 municipal elections - EWN

The long queues that plagued the 2024 elections appear to be a thing of the past, with nine out of ten voters spending no more than 30 minutes waiting to cast their ballots in this week's local government elections.

That's according to the HSRC's latest Election Satisfaction Survey findings, which were released a short while ago at the IEC Results Operations Centre in Midrand.

The survey paints a largely positive picture of voters' experiences at the polls.

The research also found that 95 percent of voters were satisfied with the service rendered by IEC officials, while the same proportion were confident that their votes remained secret.

Despite the growing number of parties and independent candidates on the ballot, 93% of voters said they could easily identify their preferred candidate or party.