Voter registration will be held this weekend for four municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 27 September 2023.
Voting stations in the wards listed below will be open this Saturday, 12 August 2023 and Sunday, 13 August 2023, 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.
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 (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:
In KwaZulu-Natal
Ward 13 in uMhlathuze Municipality – KZN282, 6 837 registered voters, which 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 District
43412701
AMABUYE COMBINED SCHOOL
43412723
NDESHENI HIGH SCHOOL
43417043
MKHOBOSA PRIMARY SCHOOL
43418426
EMPEMBENI PRIMARY SCHOOL
In Limpopo
Ward 11 in Blouberg Municipality – LIM351, with 4 473 registered voters, which 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
76130209
RAMATEMA HIGH SCHOOL
76130322
RALEKWANA SECODARY SCHOOL
76130535
SEHWIDITSANE PRIMARY SCHOOL
76130568
TSWATSANE PRIMARY SCHOOL
76130704
MANTOTOLE PRIMARY SCHOOL
In the North West
Ward 03 in Madibeng Municipality – NW372, with 4 410 registered voters, which 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
86661513
NTOLO HIGH SCHOOL
86661524
MPYATILO PRIMARY SCHOOL
86661535
ROMAN CHURCH MADIDI
86661546
HALL 15
86663368
MMAMONWANA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ward 03 in Maquassi Hills Municipality – NW404, with 2 956 registered voters, which 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
86960032
RAGOGANG PRIMARY SCHOOL
86960076
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Special voting will take place at voting stations as well as through home visits on 26 September 2023 between 08h00 and 17h00. Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote can apply at their local IEC office during office hours between
11 September 2023 and 15 September 2023.
Applications for special votes can also be made online via the IEC’s website, www.elections.org.za(link is external). 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(link is external).
Voters can also apply for special votes via cellphone 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(link is external) under Contact Us.
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Election timetable for all municipal By-elections called on or before 18 August 2023 to be held on 27 September 2023
The cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as follows:
18 August 2023
Notice calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates
21 August 2023
Open inspection voters’ roll for objections
28 August 2023
Close inspection voters’ roll for objections
01 September 2023
Electoral Commission to decide on objections to voters’ roll
04 September 2023
Certification of voters’ roll
4 September 2023
Cut-off date and time for submission of nomination of candidates
5 September 2023
Cut-off date to notify party/independent nominator of non-compliance of outstanding candidate documents
8 September 2023
Notices: List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting stations
8 September 2023
The cut-off date for party/independent nominator to submit ID copy and/or signed Acceptance of Nomination
11 September 2023
Opening of applications for special votes
11 September 2023
Compilation and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward
11 September 2023
Issue certificates to candidates
15 September 2023
Closing of applications for special votes
26 September 2023
Special votes at voting stations and special vote home visits, 08h00 to 17h00
27 September 2023
By-Election date
(Note: All deadlines are at 17h00 on the date listed)
Electoral Commission
Tel: 012 622 5941
Source: Government of South Africa