POLOKWANE – It is all systems go for the final voter registration this weekend as the Independant Electoral Commission (IEC) reaches the home stretch before the General Elections
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Motsiri Ramafalo of the IEC, says each voting station will be stocked with registration forms in all official languages, maps of the ward to help locate voters’ place of residence and copies of the current voters’ roll along with various stationery items and sign boards. Each voting station will also be equipped with a “zip zip” ID scanner which contains the voter’s roll and helps to link each visitor to the voting station and ward.
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“Voting stations will be staffed by an average of three registration officials to assist voters swiftly and efficiently.”
There are currently 2.56 million registered voters on the national common voters’ roll in Limpopo and the Provincial Electoral Officer (PEO) hopes at least one hundred thousand additional voters will be added during this weekend’s registration drive.
The Electoral Commission is hopeful that voters who are already registered will use the opportunity to visit their voting station to check their registration and specifically to confirm and update their address details. Alternatively, registered voters can also do this online via the “Click, Check and Confirm” facility on the Electoral Commission’s website.
WHAT YOU NEED TO REGISTER:
- In order to register to vote, voters 18 years and older should take their bar-coded ID book, smart card ID or temporary ID certificate when they register. Citizens who are 16-years-old may only register to vote but may not partake in the elections until they are 18-years-old.
- When registering, voters need to provide their address or a description of where they live to allow the Electoral Commission to place them on the correct segment of the voters’ roll. However, documentation or proof of address is not required.
Residents should also take note that Home Affairs will also be open this weekend from 08:00 to 17:00
“This means eligible voters will be able to collect their ID documents or to obtain a temporary ID certificate in order to register. According to Home Affairs there are approximately 20 044 IDs awaiting collection at branches in the province,” Ramafalo said.
Voters need to register in the ward in which they ordinarily reside. To find out the location of their designated voting station voters can call 0800 11 8000 or use the voting station finder.
This weekend is the final opportunity for voters to register and confirm their registration details at their voting stations ahead of this year’s elections.
Ramafalo added that once the elections are proclaimed by the President and Premiers, the voters’ roll for this year’s elections is sealed and no further registrations are allowed.
