Date set for second and final voter registration weekend

The Electoral Commission has revealed that the second and final voter registration weekend for the 2024 National and Provincial Elections will take place between 8am and 5pm on Saturday, February 3 and Sunday, February 4.

Over these two days new voters will be able to register and existing voters can inspect the voters’ roll and, if necessary, update their registration details.

Following the first registration weekend last November, the voters’ roll contains 26.8 million voters, with 568 374 of those registering for the first time during that period.

The Electoral Commission is hopeful that the second registration weekend will build on and surpass the turn out recorded in November.

Citizens aged 16 years and older can register to vote. All they need are a South African identity document (ID), either a green barcoded ID book, smartcard ID or a valid temporary ID certificate.

When registering, voters will 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, proof of an address is not a requirement to register as a voter.

South Africans living abroad will have an opportunity to register at South Africa’s 120 high commissions, embassies and consulates on January 26, 27 and 28.

For the first time, South Africans abroad can register using the online self-registration portal by visiting https://online.elections.org. za/voterportal and capturing their details and uploading a scanned image of their identity document.

Registered voters can also visit the Electoral Commission website (www.elections.org.za) to check their current registration details and voting station location or send an SMS with their ID number to 32810 to receive an SMS containing the address of their voting station (charged at R1).