When:
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 7:00 AM
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9:00 PM
Municipal ward by-elections are scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, in the voting stations listed below.
Voters should take their identity document (ID) with them – either a green barcoded ID book, a smartcard ID, or a valid Temporary ID Certificate in order to vote.
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:
In the Free State
• Ward 17 in Dihlabeng Municipality – FS192, 3 775 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s death. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting District
22300018 REKGOTSOFETSI SECONDARY SCHOOL
22300030 SEKOKO PRIMARY SCHOOL
22400154 TENT AT MATOPPO
22400581 DUIKFONTEIN PRIMARY SCHOOL
In KwaZulu-Natal
• Ward 19 uMhlabuyalingana Municipality – KZN271, with 4 663 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s resignation. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
43410642 OLD TRIBAL COURT
43412846 ESIBHOWENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
43413634 TSHONGWE COMBINED PRIMARY SCHOOL
43415827 VIMBUKHALO PRIMARY SCHOOL
43415849 MBOMA PRIMARY SCHOOL
43417111 MAGCEKENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
44420048 MBAZWANA TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
• Ward 15 Mandeni Municipality – KZN291, with 3 378 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s death. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
43460063 SUNDUMBILI PRIMARY SCHOOL
43460085 THUKELA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
In the Western Cape
• Ward 05 Overstrand Municipality – WC032, with 4 445 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s death. Voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
97960034 QHAYIYA SECONDARY SCHOOL
97960135 YOMELELANI PRE SCHOOL CARE CENTRE
Special voting will take place at voting stations as well as through home visits on 25 April 2023 between 08h00 and 17h00.
Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote can apply at their local IEC office during office hours between 11 April 2023 and 14 April 2023.
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.
Although South Africa no longer has COVID-19 restrictions in place, the Electoral Commission will continue to provide the following to safeguard voters and electoral staff:
• Face masks for voluntary use by electoral staff
• Hand sanitizers at voting stations and home visits.
Voters are no longer required to wear masks or face coverings within a voting station, although they may continue to do so at their discretion.
Similarly, voters are no longer required to sanitise their hands on entry to voting stations, but may do so if they wish.