Register to vote

Register to vote early during the national registration weekend from February 8 and 9 and avoid missing your chance to take part in making history.

Who can register?

You must be a South African citizen, at least 16-years-old and have a green bar-coded identity book or valid temporary identity certificate. Residents below the age of 18 can register to vote but will not be able to vote until they are 18-years-old.

When can I register?

You can apply to register at any time before the date of the election is announced. Once the President publishes the date of the election in the Government Gazette all registrations will end, so get registered now to have your say in 2014.

How do I register?

You can visit a voting station on the registration weekend from February 8 and 9 from 8am to 5pm or register at an Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) office nearest to you. The closest office on the Dolphin Coast is in Stanger at the KwaDukuza municipality office on 14 Chief Albert Luthuli Street. They are open from 8am -5pm, Monday to Friday. Once you have applied for registration, check your status by sending an SMS with your ID number to 32810. It can take up to seven working days for your registration application to be processed.

Where do I go?

Registration weekend November 9-10 In Ballito (Ward Six) there are two voting stations. Everyone living north of Ballito Drive will vote at the Ballito library and everyone living south of Ballito Drive must vote at the Scout Hall in Townsend Park. Contact ward Six cllr Colin Marsh on 083 782 1011. In Salt Rock and Chaka’s Rock (ward 22): Salt Rock Library, Compensation Trading Store, Sizane School, Tinley Manor Baptist Church and Shakaskraal Secondary school. Contact ward 22 cllr Ann McDonnell on 082 5727 389. In Westbrook the voting station is at the Westbrook Retirement Village.

Visit the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) website at www.elections.org.za to check your voting station and your registration status.

Confused? Find your voting station on the interactive map on the IEC website: https://maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder/

A special vote allows a registered voter, who cannot vote at their voting station on election day, to apply to vote on a predetermined day before election day. You can apply for a special vote if you are heavily pregnant or have a physical infirmity or disability, will be out of the country on election day, or are working as an election officer or member of the election’s security services.

Also note:

* You may not vote or register by proxy – you must do so in person with your green bar-coded ID or smart ID.
* You must ensure the person registering you is a bona fide IEC official. Ask them to provide credentials if you are not sure.
* There are 352 voting stations in Ilembe (81 in KwaDukuza) you must vote at the one nearest to your permanent/fixed address.
* The IEC’s database is linked to the department of home affairs, so fraudulent documents will be declined and registration denied.