Voting need not be painstaking

According to its officers, the initiatives include dividing and grouping voters alphabetically, as well as setting up checkpoints to ensure that voters have the necessary documents before proceeding.

At the checkpoints, the voters will also be told which alphabetic group they belong to and receive any other help they require. Despite perennial accusations of organisational ineptitude, largely levelled by disgruntled politicians, the IEC has generally acquitted itself well in terms of forethought and delivery.