This weekend, the Electoral
Commission will host voter registration for municipal by-elections in the
KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Cape provinces. The
by-elections are set to take place on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.
Voting
stations will be open on Saturday, 2 November 2024, and Sunday, 3 November
2024, 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.
For the purpose of registration, the Electoral Commission
urges 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:
KwaZulu-Natal
- Ward 02 in the Msunduzi Municipality – KZN225, the ward became vacant as a result of the
termination of councillor’s membership from party. Registration and voting
will take place at the following stations:
|
Voting District/Station Number
|
Voting Station Details
|
|
43770843
|
Siyanda
High School
|
|
43770876
|
Nobanda
Lower Primary School
|
|
43770922
|
Sweetwaters
Primary School
|
|
43771226
|
Mbubu
Gospel Church
|
|
43771237
|
Thembeni
Gospel Church
|
|
43773712
|
Bhekizizwe
Primary School
|
|
43775321
|
Kwanomusa
Pre-School
|
Northern Cape
- Ward 07 in the Hantam Municipality – NC065, 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
|
|
65980019
|
- Ramskop
Shooting Range
|
|
65980020
|
- Diepdrift
Primary School
|
|
65980031
|
- Middelpos
Community Hall
|
|
65980042
|
- Brakfontein
|
|
65980053
|
- Melkkraal
Farm
|
|
65980064
|
- Handvol
Gruis Gastehuis
|
|
65980086
|
- Onder
Downes
|
|
65980097- - |
- Koppieskraal
|
|
65980109
|
- Nooiensrivier
Farm
|
|
65980110
|
- Sonop
|
|
65980132
|
- Dassiestrate
|
|
65980143
|
- Beeswater
Plaas
|
Special
voting will take place at voting stations as well as through home visits on 17
December 2024 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
December 2024 and 6 December 2024.
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.
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ELECTION TIMETABLE FOR ALL
MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS CALLED ON OR BEFORE 8 NOVEMBER 2024 TO BE HELD ON 18
DECEMBER 2024
The
cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as
follows:
|
8
November 2024
|
- Notice
calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates
|
|
11
November 2024
|
- Open
inspection voters’ roll for objections
|
|
18
November 2024
|
- Close
inspection voters’ roll for objections
|
|
22
November 2024
|
- Electoral
Commission to decide on objections to voters’ roll
|
|
25
November 2024
|
- Certification
of voters’ roll
|
|
25
November 2024
|
- Cut-off
date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
|
|
26 November 2024
|
- Cut-off
date to notify party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding
candidate documents
|
|
29 November 2024
|
- Notices:
List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting
stations
|
|
29 November 2024
|
- Cut-off
date for party/independent nominator to submit ID copy and/or signed
Acceptance of Nomination
|
|
2 December 2024
|
- Opening
of applications for special votes
|
|
2 December 2024
|
- Compilation
and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
|
|
2 December 2024
|
- Issue
certificates to candidates
|
|
6 December 2024
|
- Closing
of applications for special votes
|
|
17 December 2024
|
- Special
votes at voting stations and special vote home visits, 08h00 to 17h00
|
|
18 December 2024
|
- By-election
date
|
(Note: All deadlines are at 17h00 on the dates
listed)