Find your voting station here

Stations will be open from 8am to 5pm this weekend (Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6), for new voters to register.

This will also be an opportunity for existing voters to update and check their registration details ahead of this year’s municipal elections.

The Electoral Commission is urging all participants, including eligible voters, political parties and their candidates, as well as any independent candidates, to ensure they are ready to participate in the elections.

All eligible voters (South African citizens aged 18 or older) should ensure they are registered in the correct voting district, where they ordinarily reside.

Unlike national and provincial elections, voting in a municipal election is allowed only at the voting district in which you are registered to vote.

There are a number of ways voters can find their correct voting station:

• Call the Electoral Commission Contact Centre on 0800 11 8000 free, between 7am and 9pm on weekdays.

• Use the voting station finder app by clicking here.

• Dial *120*IEC# (*120*432#).

Voters who are already registered may SMS their ID number to 32810 (cost R1) to receive confirmation of their voter registration details, including the name of their voting station.

Voters need to take their green bar-coded ID book, smart ID card or a valid temporary ID certificate to the voting station.

No other forms of ID are accepted for voter registration.

The Electoral Commission reminds all voters that it is a criminal offence to knowingly register in a voting district in which the voter is not ordinarily a resident.

The elections will be held on a date still to be announced.