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    Record number of applications to vote abroad in National Elections

    Grocott's Mail ContributorsBy Grocott's Mail ContributorsMarch 25, 2019Updated:March 25, 2019No Comments2 Mins Read
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    A total of 30 532 voters have applied to cast their vote in the national elections at one of South Africa’s 121 foreign missions.

    The applications were received by the deadline to submit a notification to vote abroad (using a VEC 10 form) on Wednesday 13 March. Of these, 29 334 were approved.

    In 2014, the Electoral Commission received 27 899 applications to vote outside the country of which 26 716 were approved and a total of 18 446 actually voted in the election.

    The breakdown of approved applications per region is as follows:

    RegionTotal approved applications
    Africa2 868
    Asia7 174
    Europe14 838
    North America2 196
    Oceania2 133
    South America125
    Total29 334

    The top 10 foreign missions with the most applications are:

    MissionApproved applicants
    London9 084
    Dubai1 542
    The Hague1 355
    Canberra1 195
    Abu Dhabi1 061
    Wellington927
    Dublin817
    Kinshasa797
    New York605
    Doha566

     

    Voters whose applications have been approved will vote at the foreign mission indicated on Saturday 27 April 2019 between 7am and 7pm. They are required to take with them their South African ID document (either a green barcoded ID, a smartcard ID or a valid temporary ID certificate) AND their valid passport.

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