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Voter registration will be held this weekend for four (4) municipal wards by-elections scheduled to take place in Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga on Wednesday, 16 March 2022.

Voting stations in the wards listed below will be open this Saturday, 5 February 2022, and Sunday, 6 February 2022, 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 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 residents.

By-elections will be held in the following wards: 

Eastern Cape:

·         Ward 05 in Intsika Yethu Municipality – EC135, with 3 627 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s death. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations Attached

·         Ward 01 Engcobo Municipality – EC137, with 3 409 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s death. Registration and voting will take place at the following stations Attached

In Mpumalanga:

·         Ward 08 in Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Municipality – MP304, with  2 747 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s resignation. Registration and voting Attached

·         Ward 06 in Thaba Chweu Municipality – MP321, with 3 701 registered voters, which became vacant as a result of the councillor’s resignation. Registration and voting will take place Attached

Special voting will take place at voting stations as well as through home visits on 28 February 2022 between 08h00 and 17h00. Voters wishing to apply to cast a special vote can apply at their

local IEC office during office hours between, 28 February to 4 March 2022.

Applications for special votes can also be made online via the IEC’s website, www.elections.org.za. 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.

Voters can also apply for special votes via cellphone by SMSing their identity number to 32810 (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 under Contact Us.

ISSUED BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Ensuring free and fair elections

Centurion

4 February 2022

For media queries: Please contact Kate Bapela on 082 600 6386

For media interviews: Please email requests to spokesperson@elections.org.za

Also find the IEC on -

·      Facebook: www.facebook.com/IECSouthAfrica

·      Twitter: @IECSouthAfrica

·       YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/IECSouthAfrica

ELECTION TIMETABLE FOR ALL MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS CALLED ON OR BEFORE 11 FEBRUARY TO BE HELD ON 16 MARCH 2022

The cut-off dates for the various electoral processes for these by-elections are as follows:

11 February       Notice calling the by-election on or before, and opening of nomination of candidates       

17 February      Certification of the voters' roll

21 February       Cut-off date and time for submission of nomination of candidates 

22 February       Cut-off date to request party/independent nominator to submit ID copy and/or signed Acceptance of Nomination

25 February       Cut-off date for party/independent nominator to submit ID copy and/or signed Acceptance of Nomination 

25 February       Notices: List of and particulars pertaining to voting stations and mobile voting stations

28 February       Compilation and certification of lists of candidates contesting a ward

28 February       Issue certificates to candidates

28 February       Opening of applications for special votes

04 March           Closing of applications for special votes

15 March           Special votes at voting stations and special vote home visits, 08h00 to 17h00

16 March          By-election date (Voting takes place at voting stations between (07h00 and 21h00)

(Note: All deadlines are at 17h00 on the date listed)

Issued by The Electoral Commission