When:
Wednesday, 23 May 2018 7:00 AM
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9:00 PM
Three municipal ward by-elections are scheduled to take place in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the North West on Wednesday, 23 May 2018.
Voting stations listed below will be open for voting on this day from 07h00 to 21h00.
Voters are reminded take their identity document (ID) with them – either a green barcoded ID book, a smartcard ID, or a valid Temporary ID Certificate.
The following are the details of the by-election:
In Gauteng:
Ward 85 in the City of Johannesburg – JHB with 17 726 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the resignation of a councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
32870112 LAERSKOOL HORISON
32870167 GEREFORMEERDE KERK
32870178 BIOKINETICS CENTRE
32870303 KLOOFENDAL ECOLOGICAL CENTRE
32871012 LEBOGANG CRECHE PLOT 61
32871023 STRUBENSVALLEY LIBRARY
In KwaZulu-Natal:
Ward 4 in the Mtubatuba Municipality – KZN275 with 4 053 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the resignation of a councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
43413825 VEZOBALA HIGH SCHOOL
43417032 KHIPHINKUNZI PRIMARY SCHOOL
43490011 ARRIE VIVIERS GEMEENSKAPSAAL
In North West:
Ward 18 in Rustenburg Municipality – NW373 with 4 508 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the resignation of a councillor. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
87020074 DAVID BRINK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Special voting will take place at voting stations as well as through home visits on 22 May 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 7 and 11 May 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.