Voter registration will be held this weekend for three municipal ward by-elections
scheduled to take place in the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Northern Cape on
Wednesday 14 June 2017.
Voting stations in the wards
listed below will open this Saturday 22 April and Sunday 23 April from 08h00
to 17h00 to allow all eligible voters to register and for existing voters
to check their registration details and to provide/update address details where
necessary.
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 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:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
Voting Station Details
|
|
10910012
|
LOWER NQANCULE
JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910034
|
JOJWENI JUNIOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910067
|
GXOJANA JUNIOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910168
|
NTLEBI JUNIOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910180
|
LOWER NDAKANA JUNIOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910191
|
MBASA JUNIOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910203
|
HEBE-HEBE JUNIOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910630
|
ZAKHELE SENIOR
PRIMARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910641
|
NYIDLANA JUNIOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910719
|
ZENZELE SENIOR
PRIMARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910865
|
SIVANXA JUNIOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910876
|
ZIVUKELE SENIOR
PRIMARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910887
|
NGUNIKAZI JUNIOR
PRIMARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910898
|
EDIPHINI JUNIOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
|
|
10910900
|
BIYANA JUNIOR
SECONDARY SCHOOL
|
|
10911024
|
KUYASA SENIOR PRIMARY
SCHOOL
|
Mpumalanga:
|
Voting
District/Station Number
|
Voting Station Details
|
|
54720075
|
AMON NKOSI PRIMARY SCHOOL
|
|
54720097
|
MGABABA OPEN FIELD (TENT)
|
|
54840012
|
UITVAL CLINIC BARBERTON (TENT)
|
|
54840078
|
GLENTHORPE PRIMARY SCHOOL
|
|
54840089
|
AJURY NURSARY HALL
|
|
54840191
|
NGK CHURCH
|
|
54840203
|
ALLIANCE CHURCH OF GOD
|
|
54840214
|
SENTEEKO TEA ESTATE HALL
|
Northern Cape:
|
Voting
District/Station Number
|
Voting Station Details
|
|
65440335
|
CLUB HOUSE HOMING SOCIETY
|
|
65440638
|
LAERSKOOL EUREKA
|
KwaZulu-Natal:
•
A by-election in ward 7 in KZN262 – uPhongolo will also be held on 14
June 2017 following the approval by the Electoral Court of the Electoral
Commission’s request to postpone the election from 29 March 2017.
Voter registration
will not be held in this ward this weekend as voter registration was already
held in February and the postponement was granted to allow the Electoral
Commission time to identify and remove voters incorrectly registered in the
ward.
Special voting for all 14 June
by-elections will take place at voting stations as well as home visits on 13
June 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 29 May
2017 and 2 June 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
19
April 2017
For media queries: Please contact Kate Bapela
on 082 600 6386
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ELECTION TIMETABLE FOR ALL
MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS CALLED ON OR BEFORE 12 MAY 2017 TO BE HELD ON 14 JUNE
2017
The cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these
by-elections are as follows:
12 May:
Notice calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of
candidates
18 May:
Certification of the voters’ roll
22 May:
Cut-off date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
23 May:
Notify party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate
documents
26 May:
Cut-off date and time for party/independent to submit outstanding ward
candidate documents
26 May:
Notices: List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile
voting stations
29
May:
Compilation and certification
of lists of candidates contesting a ward
29 May:
Issue certificates to candidates
29 May:
Opening of applications for special votes
2 June:
Closing of applications for special votes
13 June:
Special votes at voting stations and special vote home visits (08h00 to 17h00)
14 June:
By-election (Voting takes place at voting stations between 07h00 and 21h00)
(Note: All deadlines are at 17h00 on the date listed)