The Special Vote application process for the upcoming Local Government Elections ended on Monday , 4 October 2021.
A special vote allows a registered voter who
cannot vote at their voting station on Election Day to apply to vote on a pre-determined
day before Election Day. This includes registered voters that cannot travel to
a voting station on Monday 1 November because of being physically infirm,
differently abled or pregnant.
These registered voters that applied under
those conditions, will have the opportunity to cast a special vote at the place
where they ordinarily reside in their voting district, on the predetermined
dates only.
The IEC in the Western Cape said that close to
60% of registered voters made use of the IEC online portal to apply for a
special vote.
‘’To date, across the Western Cape, a total of
115 601 registered voters, out the 3 111 930 on the Western Cape Voters Roll,
are expected to visit voting stations on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 October or will be visited at
home by IEC officials - to vote,’’ said WC IEC electoral officer, Michael
Hendrickse
‘’Of these registered voters that applied for a
special vote, 46 126 will be visited at home, by IEC officials, in the voting
district where the voter resides and 69 475 will go to the voting station in
the voting district where they are registered to vote and live. Nearly 60% of
registered voters made use of the IEC online portal to apply for a special
vote,’’ he added.
“Special votes grants registered voters who
would otherwise not have been able to come to a voting station on Monday 1
November, the opportunity to exercise their constitutional franchise” said
Michael Hendrickse, Provincial Electoral Officer.
A total of 38 128 registered voters that
applied to vote in the City of Cape Town Metro, will cast their special votes
over the two days between 8am and 5pm, of which 23 424 are expected to visit voting stations and 11
717 will receive home visits.
The registered voters will vote as follows
w.r.t special votes:
The
thumbnail is marked with indelible ink.
The
relevant ballot paper(s) will be issued
The
voter will mark the ballot(s) in secret, place and seal the ballot(s) in an
unmarked envelope.
The
unmarked envelope is placed in another envelope that is marked with the voters
name, ID number and voting district (VD) number. The use of two envelopes is to
ensure the secrecy of the ballot (the outer envelope is discarded on
verification of the voter’s details on the Voters Roll at the voting station).
IEC
officials then place envelope in a
secure ballot box for special votes.
The
voters name is marked off the Voters' Roll with “SV” to indicate that a special
vote have been cast.
Done By: Mitchum George
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