Voter registration will be held this weekend for five municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng and Western Cape on Wednesday 23 August 2017.
Voting stations in the wards listed below will open this Saturday, 1 July 2017, and Sunday, 2 July 2017, from 08h00 to 17h00 to allow all eligible voters to register and for existing voters to check their registration details and to provide or update address details where necessary.
Voters should take their Identity document (ID) 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 or provide sufficient particularities of their place of residence. 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.
Voters are reminded that it is a criminal offence to register and vote in a ward in which they are not ordinarily resident.
By-elections will be held in the following wards:
Eastern Cape:
• Ward 7 in EC126 – Ngqushwa with 3 091 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
10920103 QAMNYANA COMMUNITY HALL
10920192 QHAYIYA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
10920204 NDWAYANA LOWER & HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL
10920215 KANANA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
10920260 HORTON LOWER & HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL
10920271 RURA LOWER & HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL
10920440 GWABENI LOWER\HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL
10920529 MPENDULO LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL
10920563 ELUXOLWENI COMMUNITY HALL
10920574 MCSA HLOSINI A METHODIST CHURCH
Free State:
• Ward 3 in FS184 – Matjhabeng with 6 404 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
22510022 PHOMOLONG PRIMARY SCHOOL
22510033 HENNENMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
22510066 HOËRSKOOL HENNENMAN
22510088 BAHALE SECONDARY SCHOOL
22510099 PHOMOLONG COMMUNITY HALL
22640138 PER LOT FARM
22640240 ONVERWACHT MEMORIUM FARM
22640262 BEGINSEL FARM
22640295 ONS ANKER INTERMEDIATE FARM SCHOOL
Gauteng:
• Ward 91 in EKU – Ekurhuleni with 13 413 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
32890484 COEN SCHOLTZ COMMUNITY CENTRE HALL
32890495 JEUGPARK LAERSKOOL
32890518 NORKEM PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
32890732 WEST GATE GLEN EAGLE ESTATE TVS
• Ward 124 in JHB – City of Johannesburg with 15 883 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
32860010 JOHANNESBURG CITY HALL
32860100 SELBY CENTRAL OFFICE
32860177 PIONEER ADMINISTRATION HALL
32860199 SOUTHERN SUBURBS BOWLING CLUB
32860201 FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
32862405 REUVEN SENIOR COMPLEX
32862731 TENDER ADVICE CENTRE CITY POWER
Western Cape:
• Ward 5 in Bergrivier – WC013 with 3 781 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
97730028 EENDEKUIL COMMUNITY HALL
97750019 REDELINGHUYS COMMUNITY HALL
97840053 STAWELKLIP PRIMÊRE SKOOL
97840110 GENADENBERG MORAWIESE KERK
97840121 KLIPHOEK PRIMÊRE SKOOL
97840154 KAROOKOP PRIMARY SCHOOL
Special voting will take place at voting stations as well as home visits on 22 August 2017 between 08h00 and 17h00. Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote can apply at their local IEC office during office hours between 7 and 11 August 2017.
Applications for special votes can also be made online via the Electoral Commission’s website, www.elections.org.za. Once voters have applied online they will receive an SMS notifying them of the outcome once their application has been processed. They can also check the status of their special vote application online at www.elections.org.za
Voters can also apply for special votes via cellphone by SMSing their ID number to 32249 (Charged at R1). The SMS application facility is only available for those applying to cast a special vote at their voting station and NOT for home visits.
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.
ISSUED BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Ensuring free and fair elections
Centurion
29 June 2017
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ELECTION TIMETABLE FOR ALL MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS CALLED ON OR BEFORE 21 JULY 2017 TO BE HELD ON 23 AUGUST 2017
The cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as follows:
21 July: Notice calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates
27 July: Certification of the voters’ roll
31 July: Cut-off date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
01 August: Notify party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate documents
4 August: Cut-off date and time for party/independent to submit outstanding ward candidate documents
4 August: Notices: List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting stations
7 August: Compilation and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
7 August: Issue certificates to candidates
7 August: Opening of applications for special votes
11 August: Closing of applications for special votes
22 August: Special votes at voting stations and special vote home visits (08h00 to 17h00)
23 August: By-election (Voting takes place at voting stations between 07h00 and 21h00)
(Note: All deadlines are at 17h00 on the date listed, unless stated otherwise)