Voters' last chance to register
February 8 and 9 is the second and last chance for people to register to vote.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) confirmed this week that a second and final registration weekend will be held on February 8 and 9.
There are currently 24 112 414 registered voters (76.7 percent) and the Commission hopes to reach 80 percent registration of eligible voters ahead of the election.
IEC spokesperson Lydia Young said the were encouraged by the continued interest in eligible voters who are not yet registered who have inundated the IEC call centre and social media platforms for information on further registration opportunities.
“In the interim, those who do not have ID documents can apply for them at a Home Affairs office,” she said.
Young said the February registration weekend will be the final opportunity for new voters to register and for registered voters to change their voting station ahead of the 2014 National and Provincial Elections.
“It is expected that the President will proclaim the election date shortly after the registration weekend, ‘closing the voters’ roll in line with legislation’,” she said.
People who want to register can take a green bar-coded ID or a new smart card ID and a simple form needs to be filled in.
Only once you are registered on the IEC data base, you will able to vote.
