The Electoral Commission will this
weekend, Saturday, 22 November 2025 and Sunday, 23 November 2025 hold
voter registration in Gauteng and the Western Cape ahead of municipal by-elections
scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 03 February 2026.
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 02 in the Mogale
City Municipality – GT481, the ward became vacant following the expulsion of councillor by
the MEC.
Registration
and voting will take place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
Voting Station Details
|
|
33250485
|
Community Hall Rietvallei Ext 1
|
|
33250698
|
Thuthuzekani Primary School
|
Western Cape
- Ward 04 in the
Cederberg Municipality – WC012, the ward became vacant
because of the termination of councillor’s membership from the party.
Registration
and voting will take place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station
Number
|
/Voting Station Details
|
|
97640017
|
Graafwater Spesiale Skool
|
|
97730017
|
Eland Bay Community Hall
|
|
97820028
|
Sandberg NGK Primêre Skool
|
- Ward 04 in the Langeberg Municipality – WC026, the ward became
vacant because of the resignation of councillor.
Registration
and voting will take place at the following stations:
|
Voting
District/Station Number
|
/Voting Station
Details
|
|
97890014
|
Happy
Valley Community Hall
|
Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote can apply online via the IEC’s website,
www.elections.org.za, between 19 January 2026 and 23
January 2026. Special
voting will take place at voting stations as well as through home visits on 02
February 2026 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 28 NOVEMBER TO BE HELD ON 03
FEBRUARY 2026
The cut-off dates for the various electoral
processes for these by-elections are as follows:
|
28
November 2025
|
Notice
calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates
|
|
01
December 2025
|
Open
inspection voters’ roll for objections
|
|
04
December 2025
|
Close
inspection voters’ roll for objections
|
|
12
December 2025
|
Electoral
Commission to decide on objections to voters’ roll
|
|
15
December 2025
|
Certification
of voters’ roll
|
|
15
December 2025 at 17h00
|
Cut-off
date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
|
|
17 December
2025
|
Cut-off
date to notify party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding
candidate documents
|
|
16 January
2026
|
Notices:
List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting
stations
|
|
16 January
2026 at 17h00
|
Cut-off
date for party/independent nominator to submit ID copy and/or signed
Acceptance of Nomination
|
|
19 January
2026
|
Opening
of applications for special votes
|
|
19 January
2026
|
Compilation
and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
|
|
19 January
2026
|
Issue
certificates to candidates
|
|
23 January
2026
|
Closing
of applications for special votes
|
|
02 February
2026
|
Special
votes at voting stations and special vote home visits, 08h00 to 17h00
|
|
03 February
2026
|
By-election
date
|
(Note:
All deadlines are at 17h00 on the dates listed)
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