Cape Town – The Chief Electoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo, has announced that the Electoral Commission in South Africa is prepared for the upcoming second Voter Registration Weekend on February 3 and 4, 2024.
This allows eligible citizens to register or verify their details in anticipation of the National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures elections.
“The Electoral Commission will hold the second voter registration weekend on 3 and 4 February 2024 in preparation for the general elections of the National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures,” Mamabolo said while addressing the media in Pretoria on Wednesday.
“We further urge eligible voters to visit the registration stations, to inspect, or update their registration details or to do so online.”
Over 69 718 staff members have been trained for the weekend, with registration stations operating from 08h00 to 17h00.
“The recruitment criteria for electoral staff was conceived in consultation with the national political liaison committee.
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“The names of trained staff have also been shared with the municipal political liaison committees to facilitate objections against those staff members that are deemed unsuitable. Out of the appointed staff, 53 028 are female and 16 690 are male.
“In addition, 35 640 registration staff are under the age of 35, whilst 26 475 are between the ages 36 and 50. The balance of 7 603 are people who are 51 years old and above. Crucially, 50 213 of the total staff complement are unemployed persons,” Mamabolo said.
He said that the commission’s shared objective is to guarantee the registration of every eligible voter in South Africa for participation in the 2024 National and Provincial Elections.
“Ahead of the second voter registration weekend, we remind voters of the general rule in elections. That is, a person votes at a voting station where they are registered.
“The only exception to the general rule is that a voter may vote outside of the voting district of registration only if they have first notified the commission by the date which will be regulated by the Election Timetable.
“The need for this prior notification is new and comes about as a result of the changes to the law. Details of the modalities of this notification will be outlined after the registration process,” he said.
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