Early start to update voters’ roll
Make sure you are registered for next year's elections
THE Independent Electoral Commission urges eligible voters to visit their voting stations on the weekend of 10 and 11 March to update the voters’ roll in preparation for the 2019 elections.
All 22 612 voting stations around the country will open between 8am and 5pm.
Staff will assist new voters to register, allow voters who have moved to re-register in their correct voting districts and help update registered voters’ address details not recorded.
The IEC is making an early start to the preparations for the 2019 elections which are expected to be held any time between May and August.
This registration weekend is a culmination of a two-year project to obtain addresses of all registered voters and to ensure voters are registered in the correct voting districts.
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A Constitutional Court ruling in 2016 gave the Electoral Commission until June 2018 to update the voters’ roll with all available addresses.
The Electoral Commission still does not have addresses for 2.8 million voters, while a further 3.5 million addresses are classified as ‘incomplete’ or ‘generic’.
How to check your details
To check one’s details, a contact centre (0800 11 8000) is in operation from Mondays to Fridays during office hours to assist voters to find their correct voting station and to answer any queries.
Registered voters can also SMS their ID number to 32810 to receive an SMS containing the address of their voting station (charged at R1).
The online facility (https://www.elections.org.za/MyIEC/Account/Register) remains open for registered voters with access to the internet to update and review their address online. These voters are also being urged to update their details before the end of May this year.
Voters visiting their voting station should take a copy of their bar-coded ID book, smart card ID or temporary ID certificate.
Proof of residence is not required.
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