The Electoral Commission will,
this weekend Saturday, 05 April and Sunday, 06 April 2025 hold voter
registration for municipal by-elections in the Eastern Cape, Free State and Northern Cape.
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 by-elections in these four provinces are
set to take place on Wednesday, 28 May 2025.
The
Electoral Commission remind 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 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 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- elections will be held in
the following wards:
Eastern Cape
- Ward 05 in the Kou-Kamma Municipality – EC109, 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 |
|
10400038
|
/Gustav Reichel School
|
|
10400072
|
/Die Stal Hall
|
|
10400083
|
/Clarkson Community Hall
|
|
10400139
|
/Woodlands Primary School
|
|
10400173
|
/Koomansbosch Church
|
|
10400184
|
/Tsitsikamma Development Trust
Office
|
|
10400195
|
/Oliver Tambo Hall
|
Free State
- Ward 16 in the Ngwathe Municipality – FS203, 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 |
|
22710024
|
/Ipatleleng Primary School
|
|
22710046
|
/Rebatla Thuso Secondary School
|
Mpumalanga
- Ward 18 in the Thembisile Hani Municipality –
MP315, 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
|
|
54540042
|
/Somsuswa Secondary School
|
|
54540064
|
/Vezubuhle High School
|
|
54540503
|
/Mnyamana H. Primary School
|
|
54540536
|
/Mavula Primary School
|
|
54540581
|
//God is Able Evangelistic
Healing Ministries
|
|
54540727
|
/Makerana Tribal Office
|
Northern Cape
- Ward 06 in the Nama Khoi Municipality – NC062, 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 |
|
65770016
|
/Okiep Civic Hall
|
- Ward 04 in the Karoo Hoogland Municipality –
NC066, 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 |
|
65950016
|
/Roggeveld Primary School
|
Special voting will take place
at voting stations as well as through home visits on 27 May 2025 between 08h00
and 17h00.
Voters wishing to apply to cast
a special vote can apply at their local IEC office during office hours between
12 May 2025 and 16 May 2025.
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 11 April 2025 TO BE HELD ON 28 May
2025
The cut-off dates for the
various electoral processes for these by-elections are as follows:
|
11 April 2025
|
-Notice calling the
by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates
|
|
14 April 2025
|
-Open inspection voters’
roll for objections
|
|
22 April 2025
|
-Close inspection voters’
roll for objections
|
|
02 May 2025
|
-Electoral Commission to
decide on objections to voters’ roll
|
|
05 May 2025
|
-Certification of voters’
roll
|
|
17h00 on 05 May 2025
|
-Cut-off date and time for
submission of nomination of candidates
|
|
06 May 2025
|
-Notify party/independent
nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate documents
|
|
09 May 2025
|
-Notices: List of and
particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting stations
|
|
17h00 on 09 May 2025
|
-Cut-off date for
party/independent nominator to submit ID copy and/or signed Acceptance of
Nomination
|
|
12 May 2025
|
-Opening of applications
for special votes
|
|
12 May 2025
|
-Compilation and
certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
|
|
12 May 2025
|
-Issue certificates to
candidates
|
|
16 May 2025
|
-Closing of applications
for special votes
|
|
27 May 2025
|
-Special votes at voting
stations and special vote home visits, 08h00 to 17h00
|
|
28 May 2025
|
-By-election date
|
(Note:
All deadlines are at 17h00 on the dates listed)
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