The Electoral Commission will hold voter registration
this weekend in Gauteng, Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces on Saturday, 07 June 2025 and Sunday, 08 June
2025, ahead of municipal by-elections scheduled to take place
on Wednesday, 23 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:
Gauteng Province
- Ward 35 in the Emfuleni Local
Municipality – GT421, the ward became vacant
as a result of the death of councillor.
Registration and voting will take place at the following
stations:
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Voting District/Station
Numbe
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
32940109
|
Mogogodi Primary School
|
|
|
32940121
|
Mthombolwazi Primary School
|
|
|
32940176
|
Hervormde Kerk (Maranatha)
|
|
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32940862
|
Full Gospel Church of God
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern Cape Province
- Ward 01 in the Sol
Plaatjie Local Municipality – NC091, the
ward became vacant as a result of the resignation of councillor.
Registration and voting will take place at the following
stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
65440122
|
-Lucretia Primary School
|
|
65440481
|
-Harvestime Baptist Church
|
|
65460034
|
-Gees Kerk
|
Western Cape Province
Registration and voting
will take place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
97570019
|
-Aurora Gemeenskapsaal
|
|
97780012
|
-Noordhoek Community Hall
|
|
97780034
|
-Dwarskersbos Caravan Park
|
- Ward 27 in the Drakenstein
Local Municipality – WC023, 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
|
|
98380109
|
-Amstelhof Primary School
|
|
98380110
|
-L.K Zeeman Primary
|
Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote can apply online
via the IEC’s website, www.elections.org.za, between 13 June 2025
and 23 July 2025. Special voting
will take place at voting stations as well as through home visits on 22 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 13 JUNE 2025 TO BE HELD ON 23 JULY 2025
The cut-off dates for the
various electoral processes for these by-elections are as follows:
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13 June 2025
|
-Notice calling the
by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates
|
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17 June 2025
|
-Open inspection voters’
roll for objections
|
|
23 June 2025
|
-Close inspection voters’
roll for objections
|
|
27 June 2025
|
-Electoral Commission to
decide on objections to voters’ roll
|
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30 June 2025
|
-Certification of voters’
roll
|
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17h00 on 30 June 2025
|
-Cut-off date and time
for submission of nomination of candidates
|
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01 July 2025
|
-Notify party/independent
nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate documents
|
|
04 July
2025
|
-Notices: List of and
particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting stations
|
|
17h00 on
04 July 2025
|
-Cut-off date for
party/independent nominator to submit ID copy and/or signed Acceptance of
Nomination
|
|
07 July 2025
|
-Opening of applications
for special votes
|
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07 July 2025
|
-Compilation and
certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
|
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07 July 2025
|
-Issue certificates to
candidates
|
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11 July 2025
|
-Closing of applications
for special votes
|
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22 July 2025
|
-Special votes at voting
stations and special vote home visits, 08h00 to 17h00
|
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23July 2025
|
-By-election date
|
(Note: All deadlines are at
17h00 on the dates listed)
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