Voter registration will be held this weekend for ten (10) municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place in the Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape on Wednesday, 18 March 2020.
Voting stations in the wards listed below will be open this Saturday, 8 February 2020, and Sunday, 9 February 2020, 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.
Voters should take their identity document (ID) with them – either a green barcoded ID book, a smartcard ID, or a valid Temporary ID Certificate. They will also need to complete their physical home address on registration or provide sufficient particularities 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 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.
Registration will be held in the following wards:
In Gauteng:
• Ward 16 in the Emfuleni Municipality – GT421, with 7 850 registered voters, which 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 |
| 32930018 | ARCONPARK PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 32930085 | RUST TER VAAL COMMUNITY CENTRE |
• Ward 68 in the City of Johannesburg Municipality – JHB, with 16 336 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the termination of the councillor’s membership from the party. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:
| Voting District/Station Number | Voting Station Details |
| 32840265 | ANTEA HOSTEL |
| 32840287 | RIVERLEA RECREATION CENTRE |
| 32840344 | WILHELMINA HOSKINS PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 32840669 | PENNYVILLE CRECHE |
| 32841233 | LITTLE PEOPLE PRE-SCHOOL |
| 32841626 | TENT (PENNYVILLE PHASE 4) |
| 32841637 | HORSESHOE MUSLIM & ISLAMIC CENTRE |
| 32841738 | RIVERLEA EMPOWERMENT CENTRE |
• Ward 120 in the City of Johannesburg Municipality – JHB, with 21 207 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the termination of the councillor’s membership from the party. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:
| Voting District/Station Number | Voting Station Details |
| 32860773 | SOUTH VIEW HIGH SCHOOL |
| 32860807 | KIASHA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 32860818 | SIERRA NEVADA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 32860829 | MADIBA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 32862337 | LANCASTER PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 32862427 | GODS PLAN CHURCH |
| 32862450 | QALABOTJHA SECONDARY SCHOOL |
| 32862810 | TOUCH LIFE MINISTRIES |
| 32863552 | NEW GENERATION COMBINED SCHOOL |
• Ward 130 in the City of Johannesburg Municipality – JHB, with 13 252 registered voters, which 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 |
| 32862034 | EMDENI SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL |
| 32862067 | JOSIAH KHUMALO ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE |
| 32862078 | EMSENI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 32862113 | ATAMELANG PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 32862146 | NALEDI METHODIST CHURCH |
| 32862393 | EMNDENI CATHOLIC CHURCH. |
| 32863440 | TENT- ASH MOUNTAIN OPP. HOUSE NO. 382 |
In KwaZulu-Natal:
• Ward 25 in Msunduzi Municipality – KZN225, with 8 143 registered voters, which 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 |
| 43950281 | FULL GOSPEL CHURCH |
| 43950292 | ALL SAINTS UNITED CHURCH |
| 43950304 | CARTER HIGH SCHOOL |
| 43951440 | HOUSE OF PRAYER |
• Ward 10 in the Mtubatuba Municipality – KZN275, with 4 854 registered voters, which 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 |
| 43414220 | MFUNDABASHA PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 43414242 | MASIBONISANE HIGH SCHOOL |
| 43414264 | NSABALELE PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 43418112 | NGOTWENI PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 43418358 | VUKANI CRECHE |
In Limpopo:
• Ward 14 in Polokwane Municipality – LIM354, with 9 111 registered voters, which 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 |
| 76090237 | EMDO (TENT) |
| 76090248 | LUTHULI PARK COMBINED SCHOOL |
| 76090293 | MASEALA PROGRESSIVE HIGH SCHOOL |
| 76090316 | LESEDI DAY CARE |
| 76090372 | MAHLASEDI PARK (TENT) |
| 76090383 | LUTHULI (TENT) |
| 76090394 | LESEDI PARK (TENT) |
In Mpumalanga:
• Ward 18 in the Emalahleni Municipality – MP312, with 6 987 registered voters, which 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 |
| 54650123 | REYNO RIF PRIMARY SCHOOL |
| 54650549 | SPRING VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL |
• Ward 31 in the Bushbuckridge Municipality – MP325, with 6 484 registered voters, which 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 |
| 76150032 | THULAMAHASHE CIVIC CENTRE |
| 76150043 | ERIC NXUMALO SCHOOL |
| 76150650 | OLD STADIUM |
| 76150818 | THULAMAHASHE NEW STADIUM |
| 76150863 | MPITHI COMBINED SCHOOL |
| 76150919 | PENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF GOD |
In the Northern Cape:
• Ward 04 in the KHâI-MA Municipality – NC067, with 2 057 registered voters, which 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 |
| 64990042 | BOESMANLAND HIGH SCHOOL |
| 65830013 | AGGENEYS HIGH |
| 65850015 | WITBANK COMMUNITY HALL |
| 66030038 | DWAGGAS SOUTPANNE |
Special voting will take place at voting stations as well as through home visits on 17 March 2020 between 08h00 and 17h00. Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote can apply at their local IEC office during office hours between 2 March and 6 March 2020.
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 cellphone 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.
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ELECTION TIMETABLE FOR ALL MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS CALLED ON OR BEFORE 14 FEBRUARY TO BE HELD ON 18 MARCH 2020
The cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as follows:
14 February: Notice calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates
20 February: Certification of the voters’ roll
24 February: Cut-off date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
25 February: Notify party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate documents
28 February: Cut-off date and time for party/independent to submit outstanding ward candidate documents
28 February: Notices: List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting stations
02 March: Compilation and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
02 March: Issue certificates to candidates
02 March: Opening of applications for special votes
06 March: Closing of applications for special votes
17 March: Special votes at voting stations and special vote home visits (08h00 to 17h00)
18 March: By-election (Voting takes place at voting stations between 07h00 and 21h00)
(Note: All deadlines are at 17h00 on the date listed)