When:
Wednesday, 20 June 2018 7:00 AM
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9:00 PM
Where:
Ward 6 in Emalahleni Municipality, Eastern Cape, and Ward 5 in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga
Two municipal ward by-elections are scheduled to take place in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces on Wednesday, 20 June 2018.
Voting stations in the wards listed below will be open for voting on this day from 07h00 to 21h00.
Voters should take their identity document (ID) with them – either a green barcoded ID book, a smartcard ID, or a valid Temporary ID Certificate.
By-elections will be held in the following wards:
Eastern Cape:
• Ward 6 in Emalahleni Municipality – EC136 with 13 769 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
11070065 TEMBENI SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
11070245 XONXA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11070582 MATYANTYA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11070593 VULINDLELA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11070740 EMAZIMENI JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11070863 MTIRARA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11070874 KUNDULU JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11071077 GQEBENYA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11071088 GANDO SHEARING SHED
11071178 NONESI SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
11071730 ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH HALL
Mpumalanga:
• Ward 5 in the Bushbuckridge – MP325 with 5 734 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
76170450 MATHIBELA HIGH SCHOOL
76170461 ELEXANDRIA HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL
76170472 MDUPING PRIMARY SCHOOL
76170540 KWETSI PRIMARY SCHOOL
76170663 KHULONG PRIMARY SCHOOL
Special voting will take place at voting stations as well as through home visits on 19 June 2018 between 08h00 and 17h00. Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote can apply at their local IEC office during office hours between 4 and 8 June 2018.
Applications for special votes can also be made online via the IEC’s website, www.elections.org.za. Once voters have applied online they will receive an SMS notifying them of the outcome when 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 identity 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) IEC office weekdays during office hours. Contact details for all IEC offices are available on the IEC website at www.elections.org.za under Contact Us.