30 532 South African voters applied to vote abroad in the national elections
JOHANNESBURG – A total of 30 532 voters have applied to cast their vote abroad in the national elections this year.
South Africans that are abroad, submitted their notifications to vote using a VEC 10 form and out of the 30 532 applications that were received by the IEC, only 29 334 were approved.
According to a statement released by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), in 2014 the Electoral Commission received 27 899 applications to vote outside the country of which 26 716 were approved and a total of 18 446 actually voted in the election.
The breakdown of this year’s approved applications per region is:
| Region | Total approved applications |
| Africa | 2 868 |
| Asia | 7 174 |
| Europe | 14 838 |
| North America | 2 196 |
| Oceania | 2 133 |
| South America | 125 |
| Total | 29 334 |
The top 10 foreign missions with the most applications are:
| Mission | Approved applicants |
| London | 9 084 |
| Dubai | 1 542 |
| The Hague | 1 355 |
| Canberra | 1 195 |
| Abu Dhabi | 1 061 |
| Wellington | 927 |
| Dublin | 817 |
| Kinshasa | 797 |
| New York | 605 |
| Doha | 566 |
“Voters whose applications have been approved will vote at the foreign mission indicated, on Saturday 27 April 2019 between 7am and 7pm,” read the statement.
The IEC said that voters are required to bring their South African ID document (either a green bar-coded ID, a smartcard ID or a valid temporary ID certificate) and their valid passport with when voting.
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