The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that all voting stations will be open from 8am to 5pm over the weekend of 5 – 6 March for new voters to register and for existing voters to check their details ahead of this year’s Local Government Elections.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced that all voting stations will be open from 8am to 5pm over the weekend of 5 – 6 March for new voters to register and for existing voters to check their details ahead of this year’s Local Government Elections.
The registration dates were announced at the official launch of the 2016 Local Government Elections at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand yesterday.
The IEC said the date for the elections will only be known later this year when it is proclaimed by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) David van Rooyen, which will start the official election timetable.
In terms of the Constitution, the municipal elections must take place between 18 May and 16 August 2016 – the 90-day window at the conclusion of the five year term of office of municipal councillors elected in 2011 and in any subsequent by-elections.
