{"id":204091,"date":"2019-05-08T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/204091\/imademymark-voting-goes-full-steam-ahead-in-tedstoneville-in-2019-elections\/"},"modified":"2019-05-08T20:10:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:10:25","slug":"imademymark-voting-goes-full-steam-ahead-in-tedstoneville-in-2019-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/08\/imademymark-voting-goes-full-steam-ahead-in-tedstoneville-in-2019-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"#IMadeMyMark: Voting goes full steam ahead in Tedstoneville in 2019 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although the wind was howling and the weather bleak, Tedstoneville residents visited voting stations in their area to vote in the 2019 general elections on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The little temporary voting tent set up in Gans Street saw a brisk trade of residents all eager to make their mark and have their say in the sixth democratic elections.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>People were pleased with the efficiency of the voting process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/204060\/imademymark-lambton-residents-cast-their-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\">#IMadeMyMark: Lambton residents cast their votes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/204059\/imademymark-systems-go-dinwiddie-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\">#IMadeMyMark: All systems go at Dinwiddie High School<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-204091 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/08\/imademymark-voting-goes-full-steam-ahead-in-tedstoneville-in-2019-elections\/attachment\/19gcngeneralteds_90480\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_90480-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-204093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_90480-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_90480-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_90480-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_90480.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-204093'>\n\t\t\t\tGaynor and Gert du Preez along with Adell\u00e9 Boshoff were excited to be voting in the 2019 general elections on Wednesday in Tedstoneville.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/08\/imademymark-voting-goes-full-steam-ahead-in-tedstoneville-in-2019-elections\/attachment\/19gcngeneralteds_47600\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_47600-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-204094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_47600-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_47600-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_47600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_47600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-204094'>\n\t\t\t\tMbongwa Gumede was pleased to have made his mark in the 2019 general elections on Wednesday. He voted in Tedstoneville.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/08\/imademymark-voting-goes-full-steam-ahead-in-tedstoneville-in-2019-elections\/attachment\/19gcngeneralteds_12496\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_12496-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-204095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_12496-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_12496-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_12496-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_12496.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-204095'>\n\t\t\t\tWally Tolmry shows off his thumb proving he voted after visiting a voting station in Tedstoneville on Wednesday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/08\/imademymark-voting-goes-full-steam-ahead-in-tedstoneville-in-2019-elections\/attachment\/19gcngeneralteds_50706\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_50706-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-204092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_50706-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_50706-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_50706-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/19GCNGENERALTEDS_50706.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-204092'>\n\t\t\t\tJoanita Oberholzer was happy to vote in Tedstoneville on Wednesday in the 2019 general elections.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by 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