WITH 452 617 people on the final uThungulu voter’s roll, the Independent Electoral Commission says they are ‘pleased’ with the registration turnout this year.
Registration officially closed on 25 February and the voter’s roll was certified on 5 March.
Out of the total figure, uMhlathuze has the highest number of registered voters with 171 734, followed by uMlalazi (101 820), uMfolozi (65 708), Nkandla (52 734), Ntambanana (36 047) and Mthonjaneni (24 574).
‘People showed interest this year and some are still enquiring about registration although registration is now closed. Those not registered cannot vote,’ said uThungulu IEC Regional Supervisor, Thule Dlamini.
The certified voters’ roll is available for inspection at all IEC offices around the country
The good news is that everyone registered can vote anywhere in South Africa.
‘As long as they have proof of registration with a sticker in the ID, they can vote at any voting station countrywide. If they are within the province, they will be given two ballots (national and provincial), but if they are outside the province, they will only have one ballot (national),’ said Dlamini.
Security
Training of 1 187 staff is underway, who will be working on election day within the uThungulu District.
‘In April, we will train party agents and security services. If there are any criminal incidents at voting stations, it must be reported to the SAPS. Police members will be stationed at each voting station.
‘Anything irregular inside the voting station must be reported to the Presiding Officer (PO) immediately. This is the environment under our jurisdiction. If we feel activities outside are interfering with the process inside, the PO together with police can shift boundaries of political parties,’ said Dlamini.
Voters have also been urged to check that the back of their ballots are stamped with an IEC stamp on election day.
‘If your ballot does not have the IEC stamp, it will not be counted,’ said Dlamini.
