The Electoral
Commission will hold voter registration in Gauteng and Western Cape this
weekend, Saturday, 10 May and Sunday, 11 May 2025, ahead of the municipal by-elections
scheduled for Wednesday, 25 June 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
- Ward 56 in the City of Tshwane Municipality – TSH, the ward became vacant as a result of the councillor’s
resignation.
Registration
and voting will take place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
32950504
|
- Pretoria-Oos Laerskool
|
|
32950548
|
- Anton Van Wouw Laerskool
|
|
32950593
|
- Tent - Belgrave Square Park
|
|
32952618
|
- Tent - Municipality Swembad
|
|
32952911
|
-Brooklyn Primary School
|
Western Cape
- Ward 09 in the Mossel Bay Municipality – WC043, the ward became vacant as a result of the councillor’s death.
Registration and voting will take
place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
97280028
|
-D Almeida Community Hall
|
|
97280174
|
-El Shaddai Church
|
|
97280231
|
-Sao Brass Secondary
|
- Ward 08 in the Knysna Municipality – WC048, the ward became vacant as a result of the councillor’s
resignation.
Registration and voting will take
place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
97270072
|
-Concordia High School
|
|
97270230
|
-Masifunde Library
|
Special voting will take place at
voting stations as well as through home visits on 24 June 2025 between 08h00
and 17h00. Voters
wishing to apply to cast a special vote can apply online via the IEC’s website,
www.elections.org.za, between 09
June 2025 and 13 June 2025. 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 16
MAY 2025 TO BE HELD ON 25 JUNE 2025
The
cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as
follows:
|
16 May
2025
|
-Notice
calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates
|
|
19 May
2025
|
-Open
inspection voters’ roll for objections
|
|
26 May
2025
|
-Close
inspection voters’ roll for objections
|
|
30
May 2025
|
-Electoral
Commission to decide on objections to voters’ roll
|
|
02
June 2025
|
-Certification
of voters’ roll
|
|
17h00
on 02 June 2025
|
-Cut-off
date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
|
|
03
June 2025
|
-Notify
party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate
documents
|
|
06
June 2025
|
-Notices:
List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting
stations
|
|
17h00 on 06
June 2025
|
-Cut-off
date for party/independent nominator to submit ID copy and/or signed
Acceptance of Nomination
|
|
09 June
2025
|
-Opening
of applications for special votes
|
|
09 June
2025
|
-Compilation
and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
|
|
09 June
2025
|
-Issue
certificates to candidates
|
|
13 June
2025
|
-Closing
of applications for special votes
|
|
24 June
2025
|
-Special
votes at voting stations and special vote home visits, 08h00 to 17h00
|
|
25 June
2025
|
-By-election
date
|
(Note:
All deadlines are at 17h00 on the dates listed)
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