The Electoral
Commission will hold voter registration this weekend in Eastern Cape,
KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo provinces on Saturday, 31 May 2025 and Sunday, 01
June 2025, ahead of municipal by-elections scheduled to take place
on Wednesday, 16 July 2025.
Voting
stations will open from 08h00 to 17h00 to allow all eligible voters to
register and for current voters to check their registration details and to
provide/update address details where necessary.
The Electoral Commission reminds eligible voters to bring their identity document (ID) for registration, either a green barcoded ID book, a smartcard ID, or a valid Temporary ID Certificate. Eligible voters will be required to complete their physical home address on registration or provide sufficient particulars of their place of residence. Documented proof of address (e.g., a municipal account) is not required.
Voters may also check and update
their details at their local (municipal) Electoral Commission (IEC) office on
weekdays during office hours. Voters are reminded that it is a criminal offence
to register and vote in a ward in which they are not ordinarily resident.
The by-elections will be held as
follows:
Eastern Cape Province
- Ward 11 in the Ngqushwa Local Municipality – EC126, the ward became vacant as a result of the expulsion of councillor
by the MEC.
Registration and voting will take
place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
10920013
|
-Masibambisane
Lower/Higher Primary School
|
|
10920024
|
-Tatshana
Lower & Higher Primary School
|
|
10920114
|
-Mpeko Lower
& Higher Primary School
|
|
10920125
|
-Gophe Lower
& Higher Primary School
|
- Ward 34 in the Nelson Mandela Municipality – NMA, the ward became vacant as a result of the death of councillor.
Registration and voting will take
place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
10250424
|
-Bethelsdorp
Community Centre
|
|
10250435
|
-Arcadia
Primary School
|
|
10250457
|
-Wonderwonings
Community Centre
|
|
10250479
|
-Triomph
Primary School
|
KwaZulu-Natal Province
- Ward 23 in the AbaQulusi Local Municipality – KZN263, the ward became vacant as a result of the death of councillor.
Registration and voting will take
place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
43501496
|
-Sakhikusasa
Primary School
|
|
43501508
|
-Nkongolwana
Primary School
|
|
43505052
|
-Reform Zion
Church
|
|
43570166
|
-Shalom
Primary School
|
Limpopo Province
- Ward 13 in the Polokwane Municipality – LIM354, the ward became vacant as a result of the expulsion of councillor
by the MEC.
Registration and voting will take
place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
76090091
|
-Mponegele
Primary School
|
|
76090103
|
-Mohlakaneng
High School
|
|
76090305
|
-Phishego
Primary School
|
|
76310489
|
-Spirit Wind
International Ministry
|
|
76310490
|
-Extension
133 Phase 1 Tent
|
|
76310502
|
-Extension
134 Tent
|
|
76310513
|
-Extension
127 Tent
|
Voters wishing to apply to cast a
special vote can apply online via the IEC’s website, www.elections.org.za, between 30
June 2025 and 04 July 2025. Special voting will take place at voting
stations as well as through home visits on 15 July 2025 between 08h00 and
17h00.
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 on the IEC website. Voters can also visit their local IEC office
weekdays during office hours.
Voters can also apply for special
votes via cell phone 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.
ELECTION
TIMETABLE FOR ALL MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS CALLED ON OR BEFORE 06 JUNE 2025 TO BE
HELD ON 16 JULY 2025
The
cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as
follows:
|
06
June 2025
|
-Notice
calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates
|
|
09
June 2025
|
-Open
inspection voters’ roll for objections
|
|
13
June 2025
|
-Close
inspection voters’ roll for objections
|
|
20
June 2025
|
-Electoral
Commission to decide on objections to voters’ roll
|
|
23
June 2025
|
-Certification
of voters’ roll
|
|
17h00
on 23 June 2025
|
-Cut-off
date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
|
|
24 June
2025
|
-Notify
party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate
documents
|
|
27 June
2025
|
-Notices:
List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting
stations
|
|
17h00 on 27
June 2025
|
-Cut-off
date for party/independent nominator to submit ID copy and/or signed
Acceptance of Nomination
|
|
30 June
2025
|
-Opening
of applications for special votes
|
|
30 June
2025
|
-Compilation
and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
|
|
30 June
2025
|
-Issue
certificates to candidates
|
|
04 July
2025
|
-Closing
of applications for special votes
|
|
15 July
2025
|
-Special
votes at voting stations and special vote home visits, 08h00 to 17h00
|
|
16 July
2025
|
-By-election
date
|
(Note:
All deadlines are at 17h00 on the dates listed)
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