Voting in the 2024 general elections officially started at 07:00. ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba – flanked by supporters after casting his vote at the Sandton Fire Station – said today’s election is the most important since 1994. “Unless South Africans are brave enough to vote for a credible alternative today, we will be stuck with the same old leaders who think about themselves first. We cannot expect change unless we vote for change this election.
Scenes from Luleka Primary School in Harare, Khayelitsha on 29 May 2024. (Photo: Shelley Christians) Nonkosi Ngindane, 62, expresses her excitement for voting: ““I like this thing (voting). Us 1961 people couldn’t vote. So I’m excited when it’s time to vote because I can vote. Voting times, ballots and what you need to bring – everything you need to know about the 2024 election
South Africans will be heading to the polls on Wednesday, 29 May 2024, to make their mark in the country’s seventh democratic elections.
BusinessTech has looked at some of the important details from the Electoral Commission (IEC) regarding what to expect and prepare for on voting day.
Diagram of how the voting process will work. Graphic: IEC
What time are voting stations open? A total of 23,292 polling stations will be open from 07h00 to 21h00 on May 29, 2024.
If you are over 18 and registered to vote, you can only vote at the voting station where you are registered, unless you have previously successfully applied for a Section 24A vote and notified the Commission of your intention to vote at another voting station
According to the IEC, “section 24A applications were open 15 March to 17 May [and] if you missed this opportunity, you have to vote where you are registered – you will not be allowed to vote at another voting station if you are not listed on the voters’ roll for that station,” added the IEC.
Politics expert Dr Sithembile Mbete confirmed this, saying that “parliament changed this [rule to require people to vote at their registered stations] in the Electoral Laws Amendment Act of 2021… because some parties raised concerns about double voting in 2019.
Source: eNCA
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