The Electoral Commission urges all eligible voters and especially the youth of our country to visit voting stations in their numbers today to ensure they are able to fulfill their Constitutional right to vote in the upcoming elections.
Voting stations opened today at 8am for the final day of the weekend registration drive and address update campaign as part of early preparations for the national and provincial elections scheduled for 2019.
Despite some continued isolated disruptions in a handful of areas, the Electoral Commission is pleased to report that most incidents which had affected registration operations yesterday had been resolved and almost all voting stations are operational today.
The Electoral Commission would like to express its appreciation to community leaders, political leaders and traditional leaders as well as the community members themselves for their assistance and support in ensuring voter registration activities could continue in almost all areas today.
The Electoral Commission would also like to express its thanks to the security agencies including the South African Police Service and various municipal police departments for their assistance in ensuring the safety and security of voters and our staff over the weekend.
We urge all registered voters and all potential voters (South African citizens aged 16 years and older) to make the most of the opening of over 22 600 voting stations close to where they live to conveniently and easily update the voters’ roll.
Voters visiting their voting station should take a copy of their bar-coded ID book, smart card ID or temporary ID certificate as identification. They will be assisted to complete a registration form providing their home address at which they ordinarily reside which will allow the Electoral Commission to place them in the correct voting district. Proof of residence is not required.
Voting stations are open until 17H00 today. Registered voters wishing to check or revise their address can also do so online on www.elections.org.za.
For more information voters can call the IEC Contact Centre 0800 11 8000.
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Ensuring free and fair elections
Centurion
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