Municipal ward by-elections will take place in two provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape on Wednesday, 30 January 2013. These will be the first by-elections in the new year.
A total of three (3) wards will be contested. Voting will take place in 18 voting districts in the following wards:
KwaZulu-Natal:
• Ward 5 in uMngeni [Howick] Municipality – KZN222 with 4 336 registered voters. The ward was previously represented by the Democratic Alliance and became vacant as a result of the resignation of the councillor.
Western Cape:
• Ward 22 in City of Cape Town [Cape Town] Municipality – CPT with 14 415 registered voters. The ward was previously represented by the Democratic Alliance and became vacant as a result of the termination of the councillor’s membership by the party.
• Ward 10 in Witzenberg [Ceres] Municipality – WC022 with 3 374 registered voters. The ward was previously represented by the Democratic Alliance and became vacant as a result of the termination of the councillor’s membership by the party.
For more information on these by-elections including special votes, 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, fair and credible elections-
Centurion
14 December 2012
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ELECTION TIMETABLE FOR ALL MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS CALLED ON OR BEFORE 7 DECEMBER 2012 TO BE HELD ON 30 JANUARY 2013
The cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as follows:
7 December: Notice calling the by-election on or before
11 December: Certification of the voters’ roll and making certified segments available for inspection
11 December: Notices: List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting stations
12 December: Opening of applications for special votes
8 January at 17h00: Cut-off date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
9 January: Cut-off date to notify party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate documents
14 January at 17h00: Cut-off date and time for party/independent nominator to submit outstanding ward candidate documents
14 January: Closing of applications for special votes
15 January: Compilation and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
15 January: Issue certificates to candidates
29 January: Special votes at voting stations and special vote home visits – 08h00 to 17h00
30 January: By-election date