Let's address the voters' roll

The Electoral Commission has encouraged all eligible South African voters to visit their voting stations to update their details on the voters' roll.

“The voters' roll is the bedrock of electoral integrity.

Its quality is the foundation for credible, free and fair elections. This includes making sure all eligible votes are registered in the correct segment of the voters' roll,” said Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo.

In June 2016, the Constitutional Court handed down an order stating that the Electoral Commission must have a record of addresses for all registered voters.

The Constitutional Court gave the Electoral Commission until June 2018 to update the voters' roll with all available addresses.

The Electoral Commission will open its voting stations on 10 and 11 March 2018 for all eligible voters to update their details.

“All 22 612 voting stations around the country will open to the public between 8am and 5pm,” Mamabolo said.

Mamabolo said the Electoral Commission still does not have addresses for about 2.8 million voters and a further 3.5 million addresses are currently classified as incomplete or generic.

The Electoral commission has a total of 25 899 778

registered voters.

In support of the drive to encourage voters to visit voting stations, the Electoral Commission has launched a national advertising campaign under the slogan: “Let's address the voters' roll”.