Voter registration will be held this weekend for two municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday 1 November 2017.
Voting stations in the wards listed below will open this Saturday, 9 September 2017, and Sunday, 10 September 2017, from 08h00 to 17h00 to allow all eligible voters to register and for existing voters to check their registration details and to provide or 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 IEC office during office hours on weekdays.
Voters are reminded that it is a criminal offence to register and vote in a ward in which they are not ordinarily resident.
By-elections will be held in the following wards:
Eastern Cape:
• Ward 27 in Buffalo City – BUF with 8 232 registered voters which became vacant as a result of the death of the termination of the councillor membership from the party. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations:
Voting District/Station Number Voting Station Details
10590724 LATHITHA DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
10590926 OLD APOSTOLIC CHURCH
10591028 PET HAVEN TENT
10591073 RIEGERTON PARK TENT
10591084 MZAMOWETHU PUBLIC SCHOOL
• Ward 12 in EC141 – Elundini with 3 231 registered voters which 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
11800291 SETAKA JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11800550 POPOPO SCHOOL
11800561 MANGOLOANENG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11800718 MORULANE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11800763 NTABAYIKHONJWA SHOP
11800819 PHAPHAMA SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
11800820 POLOKOE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11800842 NGOLILOE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11800875 MAHANYANENG JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
11801258 LEHLAKANENG PRE SCHOOL
Special voting will take place at voting stations as well as home visits on 31 October 2017 between 08h00 and 17h00. Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote can apply at their local IEC office during office hours between 16 and 20 October 2017.
Applications for special votes can also be made online via the Electoral Commission’s website, www.elections.org.za. Once voters have applied online they will receive an SMS notifying them of the outcome once 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 ID 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 Electoral Officer during office hours. Contact details for Municipal Electoral Officers are available on the IEC website at www.elections.org.za under Contact Us.
ISSUED BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Ensuring free and fair elections
Centurion
08 September 2017
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ELECTION TIMETABLE FOR ALL MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS CALLED ON OR BEFORE 29 SEPTEMBER TO BE HELD ON 1 NOVEMBER 2017
The cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as follows:
29 September: Notice calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates
5 October: Certification of the voters’ roll
9 October: Cut-off date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
10 October: Notify party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate documents
13 October: Cut-off date and time for party/independent to submit outstanding ward candidate documents
13 October: Notices: List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting stations
16 October: Compilation and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
16 October: Issue certificates to candidates
16 October: Opening of applications for special votes
20 October: Closing of applications for special votes
31 October: Special votes at voting stations and special vote home visits (08h00 to 17h00)
1 November: By-election (Voting takes place at voting stations between 07h00 and 21h00)
(Note: All deadlines are at 17h00 on the date listed, unless stated otherwise)