article: Vote | written down

As soon as I saw the email from Shimelle today I knew which item in my house I HAD to write about: this sample ballot paper from the first truly democratic elections in South Africa. A friend of my husband gave it to him and we have had it framed and put in our ‘study’. (This is the very grand name given to the spare bedroom which houses our computer and the filing cabinet!!!) Recently we were given one from the Iraq election this year, so we are planning to frame that as well. Most of the stuff in our house is pretty normal and this stands out as something really interesting and historical.

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