Organisation : Electoral Commission Government of South Africa
Type of Facility : Registration this weekend for ward to be contested in Municipal By-Elections on 26 April 2017
Head Office : Centurion
Ward Registration in Municipal By-Elections on 26 April 2017 :
** One municipal ward by-election is scheduled to take place in the Northern Cape on Wednesday 26 April 2017.
Related : Electoral Commission Government of South Africa Municipal By-elections in KwaZulu-Natal on 29 March 2017 : www.southafricain.com/6942.html
** Voting stations in the ward (listed below) will open this Saturday 4 March and Sunday 5 March from 08h00 to 17h00 to allow eligible voters to register and for existing voters to check their registration details and to provide/update address details where necessary.
** Voters should take their ID document 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.
** However, 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 may only register and vote in a ward in which they are ordinarily resident.
** Registering to vote where you do not live is a criminal offence.
The following are the details of the by-election :
Ward 2 in the Dikgatlong Municipality :
** NC092 with 4 067 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 :
** 65370023 – BARKLY-WES SEKONDÊRE SKOOL
** 65370045 – EVANGELICAL UNITED CHURCH OF SA
** 65370056 – ST MARY’S CHURCH
** 65530313 – HOLSDAM PLAAS
** 65530324 – WILDERKLAWER COMMUNITY HAL
** Special voting at voting stations as well as home visits will take place on 25 April 2017 between 08h00 and 17h00.
** Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote must apply between 10 and 13 April 2017.
** Applications for special votes can be made at the local IEC office during office hours or online via the Electoral Commission’s website .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 .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 .elections.org.za under Contact Us.