The voters’ roll for the 2016 Municipal Elections closed on 23 May 2016. By law no further additions or changes to the voters’ roll for these elections may be made. Registration is, however, ongoing for elections to be held after 3 August 2016. You can register at your local IEC office. Find the contact details under the Get in Touch section on the menu bar.
No. The IEC will only refer to the registration sticker if your name does not appear on the voters’ roll and you indicate that you have registered. In this case the sticker is proof that you had applied for registration.
This depends on how busy your voting station is. On average it only takes about 15 minutes to vote. But more people vote in the first few hours of voting so the queues tends to be longer before 11am.
Officials at your voting station will assist you if you request them to do so. We also have a voting aid known as a Universal Ballot Template that can be used when voting to ensure your vote remains your secret. Please ask an electoral official for assistance and more information.
Yes, provided that you obtain a temporary identity certificate, from the Department of Home Affairs that will be valid on Election Day – 3 August 2016.
Unfortunately there is no overseas voting in a municipal election.
Only valid votes cast in an election are counted in the result. So if you don’t participate your vote is lost.
If a voter’s name is not on the roll for the voting district where they applied to register to vote and they have a barcode sticker in their identity document that was provided to them by the IEC when they applied to register to vote and that proves that they applied to register for that voting district, they will be allowed to vote. Voters will be asked to fill in an MEC 7 form and will then vote normally. In this instance, voters may still only vote in the voting district where they applied to register and not in another voting district. Also note that proof of application for registration is limited to the sticker granted when applying to register to vote. A print out of a website page, SMS message, etc. do not constitute proof of application for registration in the case of a MEC 7 vote.
The 2016 Municipal Elections are your chance to have a direct say in who runs your community and ward, so make your voice heard and make your right to vote count. Municipal Elections are only held every five years to elect councillors who will be responsible for governing your municipality for the next five years. They will serve on the town, city, metropolitan and/or district councils that ensure services for the people in their areas including providing water, electricity, sewerage and sanitation services, waste removal and other services that directly impact your daily life.