Voter registration weekend for Ward 36 by-elections looms
According to the IEC, voting stations will be open from 8am to 5pm over the weekend.
A VOTER registration weekend will be held on Saturday, 3 and Sunday, 4 October for those who are yet to register for the voter’s roll.
The registration weekend is an opportunity for new voters to register and for registered voters to change their voting station ahead of the by-elections scheduled for 11 November.
By-elections are scheduled in all nine provinces across 461 voting districts, affecting over 600 000 registered voters.
One of those wards affected is Ward 36, which was vacated by former DA councillor, Shaun Ryley last year.
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Acting councillor for the ward, Shontel de Boer, has urged residents and first-time voters to make use of the registration weekend.
“The registration weekend is for people who have moved into the ward as well as those who have turned 18 and have never registered before. According to the IEC, voting stations will be open from 8am to 5pm over the weekend,” she said.
To see if you need vote on 11 November, check your registration status at www.elections.org.za/ieconline/ or SMS your ID number to 32810.
The voting stations for Ward 36 are:
Northwood School (140 Adelaide Tambo Drive)
Chelsea Preparatory School (Chelsea Drive)
North Crest Primary School (6 Benbow Road)
Rosehill Primary School (225 Buttery Road)
Durban North College (25/26 Prospect Hall Road)
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