A record number of voters made use of the opportunity to visit voting stations over the past weekend to register as first time voters or to re-register where they have changed their address.
A total of 1 406 702 voters registered over the weekend. These included:
- 534 016 new registrations of which 57 569 were from 16 and 17 year olds that cannot yet be included on the voters roll.
- 142 954 re-registrations within the same voting district to deal amongst other reasons with the possible effects of boundary changes and new wards.
- 729 732 re-registrations in different voting districts because of address changes since the last election.
- In addition, thousand of voters also checked their details on the voters’ rolls that were available for inspection at every voting station.
“The Electoral Commission (IEC) is particularly pleased with the outcome of the registration drive. The net effect is that 1 205 520 voters have over the past weekend empowered themselves to cast their votes in the forthcoming municipal elections,” said Dr. Brigalia Bam, IEC Chairperson. “This figure is arrived at by adding the new registrations to the figure for re-registrations because of a change in address as these voters will now be correctly placed on the voters’ roll and will be able to participate in the forthcoming elections.”
Source: Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
IF YOU MISSED THIS REGISTRATION WEEKEND, DON’T PANIC! AN ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION WEEKEND WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY 5 MARCH 2011 FROM 8AM TO 5PM. LOVE YOUR SOUTH AFRICA BOKA BUDDIES!
