The Electoral Commission reports that Day Two of
the Registration Weekend is progressing well.
In the early part of today, with the use of the new
Voter Management Devices (VMDs), the Commission has been able to register 29 305
voters. This is in addition to the 598
000 that was registered by the close of business on Day One. The VMDs have been
performing admirably today in all provinces.
The Commission also reports that only nine of the 23
151 registration stations did not open today. This was mainly because of service
delivery protests. The Commission continues to work with the South African
Police Service and local leaders to resolve the problems.
The registration weekend has also seen heightened
use of the online Voter Portal for registration. So far, 39 519 voters have
registered for the elections using the portal, which remains open until
midnight tomorrow – 20 September 2021. We encourage South Africans to continue
making use of this facility.
The Electoral Commission also wants to make the
following announcements:
- Applications for Special Votes open tomorrow -
20 September 2021. We urge South Africans who wish to apply for a special
vote to apply online or at the MEO office.
- The nomination of candidates for the municipal
elections re-opened and closes on 21 September 2021 at 17h00.
The Commission thanks South Africans who have come
out in their numbers to register and urges those that have not done so to use
the last few hours of the registration weekend to register or visit our online
portal.