Summary:
- There is growing debate in South Africa on the need for electoral reform but this discussion often excludes voters.
- Voters are instrumental in the election process and therefore should not be excluded from the discussion.
- Electoral reforms have the potential to empower voters and enable them to exercise greater oversight of elected leaders.
- ‘The people should govern’ is a core tenet of democracy and therefore more needs to be done to empower voters.
- Voting will be truly meaningful when voters have the power to help monitor the work of public representatives.
