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The Electoral Commission will hold voter registration this weekend in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Eastern Cape, on Saturday, 17 May and Sunday, 18 May 2025, ahead of a municipal by-election on Wednesday, 02 July 2025.
Voting stations will open from
08h00 to 17h00 to allow all eligible voters to register, 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.
By-election will be held as
follows:
Eastern Cape
- Ward 57 in the Nelson Mandela Bay – NMA, the ward became vacant as a result of the death of the
councillor.
Registration
and voting will take place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
10250929
|
-Motherwell High School
|
|
10250930
|
-Fumisaukoma Primary School
|
|
10250952
|
-Nxanelwimfundo Primary School
|
|
10251829
|
-Ethiopian Orthodox Church
|
Voters wishing to apply to cast a
special vote can apply at their local IEC office during office hours between 17
and 20 June 2025. Special voting will take place at voting stations as well as
through home visits on 01 July 2025 between 08h00 and 17h00.
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 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 09 APRIL 2025 TO
BE HELD ON 02 JULY 2025
The
cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as
follows:
|
23 May
2025
|
-Notice
calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates
|
|
26 May
2025
|
-Open
inspection voters’ roll for objections
|
|
02
June 2025
|
-Close
inspection voters’ roll for objections
|
|
06
June 2025
|
-Electoral
Commission to decide on objections to voters’ roll
|
|
09
June 2025
|
-Certification
of voters’ roll
|
|
17h00
on 09 June 2025
|
-Cut-off
date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
|
|
10 June
2025
|
-Notify
party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate
documents
|
|
13 June
2025
|
-Notices:
List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting
stations
|
|
17h00 on 13
June 2025
|
-Cut-off
date for party/independent nominator to submit ID copy and/or signed
Acceptance of Nomination
|
|
17 June
2025
|
-Opening
of applications for special votes
|
|
17 June
2025
|
-Compilation
and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
|
|
17 June
2025
|
-Issue
certificates to candidates
|
|
20 June
2025
|
-Closing
of applications for special votes
|
|
01 July
2025
|
-Special
votes at voting stations and special vote home visits, 08h00 to 17h00
|
|
02 July
2025
|
-By-election
date
|
(Note:
All deadlines are at 17h00 on the dates listed)
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