Registration weekend for wards to be contested in Municipal By-Elections on 1 March 2017
When:
Saturday, 10 December 2016 8:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Two municipal ward by-elections are scheduled to take place in the Eastern Cape and the Free State on Wednesday 1 March 2017.
In terms of the Constitutional Court ruling of 14 June 2016, the Electoral Commission is required to implement Section 16 (3) of the Electoral Act which requires that voters’ rolls should contain the address of voters “where available” for all future elections including by-elections.
For this reason the Electoral Commission urges all registered and potential voters in the affected wards to ensure their registration details and addresses are up to date by visiting the voting stations listed below this weekend Saturday 10 December and Sunday 11 December from 08h00 to 17h00.
Voters should take their ID document with them (either a green barcoded ID book, a smartcard ID or a valid Temporary ID Certificate). They will also need to complete their physical home address on registration. However, documented proof of address (e.g. a municipal account) is not required. Voters may also check and update their details at their local IEC office during office hours on weekdays.
By-elections will be held in the following wards/voting districts:
Eastern Cape: Ward 16 in EC443 – Mbizana with 4 339 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
11750240 DLANGEZWA PRIMARY SCHOOL
11750251 MBEKWA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11750385 DANGENI JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11750431 MTAYISE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11750936 R SECONDARY SCHOOL
11751353 NDLOVIMILE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11751454 AMAMPISI CRECHE HALL
11751465 MTAYISE A.F.M CHURCH
Free State: Ward 39 in MAN - Mangaung with 10 216 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
22020084 MMABANA COMMUNITY HALL
22020095 ERESKULD PRIMARY SCHOOL
22020163 RUTEGANG FET
22020174 BAROLONG HALL
22020185 ITIRELENG TSOELELOPELE CRECHE
22020219 MOTLATLA PRIMARY SCHOOL
22020253 ALPHA CHILD CARE(OLD)
22020264 MAMA'S TOUCH DAY CARE
22020275 EBENEZER EDUCARE CENTRE
22020286 SHAMMAH DAY CARE CENTRE
Special voting at voting stations as well as home visits will take place on 28 February 2017 between 08h00 and 17h00. Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote must apply at their local IEC office during office hours between 13 and 17 February 2017.
For more information on these by-elections contact your local Municipal Electoral Officer during office hours. Contact details for Municipal Electoral Officers are available on the IEC website at www.elections.org.za under Contact Us.