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[^1]\n\nThe SIR 3.0 draft voter list has recorded over 6.15 crore deletions across 17 states and union territories in India. [^2]\n\nSouth Africa's African National Congress (ANC) said it was unable to complete its candidate nominations for the 2026 local government elections because of what it called a 'systemic challenge' in the Electoral Commission of SA's candidate nomination system. [^3]\n\nThe IEC set aside 2026-09-04 to 2026-09-16 to address discrepancies in candidate nominations, but chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo cautioned that this period is not an extension of the nomination deadline and that after the cut-off no candidate can be replaced or changed, even in the event of death. [^4]\n\nThe MK Party filed a legal challenge over the outcome of South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, alleging problems with the IEC's systems; the Electoral Court heard the matter on 2026-06-17 and reserved judgment. [^5]\n\nDelhi has recorded the highest proportion of deletions, with one in every three voters seeing their name omitted in the draft stage. [^6]\n\nThe draft stage of the SIR 3.0 list is currently underway across the specified regions. [^7]\n\nThe SIR 3.0 initiative involves updating the electoral roll by removing names that do not meet eligibility criteria. 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