Democracy SA: Evaluating the 1999 Election Muthien, Y 145mm X 210mm 134pp. 0-7969-1945-3 R93.00 1999 Out of print e-edition To download the electronic version of this book, click here. Description: Since 1994 the HSRC has conducted public opinion surveys to determine shifting patterns of support and perceptions of social issues and democracy. These surveys are conducted on a randomly selected national sample of 2 200 adults. In addition the HSRC also conducts election studies. The 1999 election presented the HSRC with a number of opportunities: first, to assist the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to ascertain the number of voters in possession of bar-coded ID documents; second, to measure the shift in public perceptions and support in the run-up to the election; and third to conduct the first ever exit poll, evaluating the freeness and fairness of the elections as well as the efficiency of the electoral machinery. Table of contents: Introduction: Evaluating Democracy and the 1999 Election in South Africa - Yvonne Muthien Democratic Consolidation in South Africa, 1994-1999 - Yvonne Muthien The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC): The Quest for Free and Fair Elections - Johan Olivier Election Day Exit Poll - Michael O'Donovan Eyes on the Ground: Fieldworker Observations - Stephen Rule Assessing the 1999 Election Machinery: Views of Political Parties, and Other Stakeholders - Richard Humphries Voting in Action: Focus Group and Workshop Findings - Meshack Khosa Outcome of the Election - Stephen Rule Conclusion: Exercising Democratic Citizenship Through Voting: policy implications - Yvonne Muthien and Meshack Khosa