IEC welcomes May 29 elections date: Friday cut off to register
The Electoral Commission has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the 2024 general elections will be held on May 29 2024.
The Electoral Commission reiterated its commitment and readiness to ensure a successful 2024 general elections.
“The announcement comes after a successful voter registration campaign which included two general registration weekends, an overseas voter registration drive, campus activations and registration within correctional services centres,” the IEC said in a media statement.
Following the registration campaign, the voters’ roll now stood at 27.6 million voters.
“The Electoral Commission reminds South Africans that, while the date has been set and announced, eligible voters have until February 23 to register.
“The latter date is the anticipated day of the proclamation of the election date.”
Unregistered voters and those who need to update their address details can visit the local municipality office of the Electoral Commission or go to the online voter registration portal, registertovote.elections. org.za or interact with the IEC chat bot on 0600-88-00-00 (WhatsApp).
Following the proclamation of the election date, the Electoral Commission will publish the election timetable in the Government Gazette after consultation with the National Party Liaison Committee.
The election timetable will outline the various cut-off dates for the performance of certain electoral activities.
The salient aspects of the timetable will include: Certification of the voters’ roll Publication of details of voting stations
Submission of candidates’ nomination
Submission of notice to vote outside of the country Applications for special votes The Electoral Commission reminds eligible voters of the general rule in elections: A person must register where they live, and vote at the voting station where they are registered.
The only exception to the rule is that a voter may vote outside of the voting district of registration upon notifying the Electoral Commission by a date to be regulated by the election timetable.