Last chance to apply for special vote
South Africans who wish to apply for special votes ahead of the upcoming Local Government Election on 3 August only have a few hours left.
The deadline for submission of special vote applications is 17h00 on Friday 8 July 2016.
Special votes will be cast on 1 and 2 August 2016.
"Special votes are available to all registered voters including disabled, infirm and pregnant voters as well as members of the security forces, election officials, the media and any other voters who are unable to visit their voting station on Election Day 3 August 2016," the IEC said.
There are two forms of special votes:
- Home visits: This is where election officials visit voters at their place of residence to allow them to cast their ballots. Home visits are only available to voters who are disabled, infirm or pregnant
- Special voting at your voting station: Available to registered voters who are unable to vote on 3 August.
Special votes may only be cast by voters who have applied for and received approval from the Electoral Commission to cast a special vote.
For the first time applications for special votes are available online via the Electoral Commission’s website and via cellphone by SMSing the voter’s ID number to 32249 (SMS charged at R1).
The SMS application facility is only available for those applying to cast a special vote at their voting station and NOT for home visits.