elections.org.za Voting Station Finder : Electoral Commission

Organisation : Electoral Commission Government of South Africa
Type of Facility : Voting Station Finder
Head Office : Centurion

Website : http://www.elections.org.za/content/
Voting Station Finder : http://maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder/

Voting Station Finder :

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** For example, 27 church street OR suburb OR village name OR farm (e.g. Farm Tierhoek) OR coordinate (e.g. -25.860572,28.19036).

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What we do :
** We are a permanent body created by the Constitution to manage free and fair elections at all levels of government.
** Although publicly funded and accountable to parliament, we are independent of the government.

Obligations :
In terms of Section 190 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (PDF – 1.65 MB), we must :
** manage elections of national, provincial and municipal legislative bodies;
** ensure that those elections are free and fair;
** declare the results of those elections; and
** compile and maintain a voters’ roll.

Duties :
Section 5 of the Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (PDF – 183 KB) requires that we :
** compile and maintain a register of parties;
** undertake and promote research into electoral matters;
** develop and promote the development of electoral expertise and technology in all spheres of government;

** continuously review electoral laws and proposed electoral laws, and make recommendations;
** promote voter education;
** declare the results of elections for national, provincial and municipal legislative bodies within seven days; and
** appoint appropriate public administrations in any sphere of government to conduct elections when necessary.

Contact Address :
Election House
Riverside Office Park
1303 Heuwel Avenue
Centurion
0157