Election Day is on Wednesday 29 May 2024.

You can check your registration status anytime online on the official IEC website here or SMS your ID number to 32810 (R1.00/SMS). 

The election date has been announced for 29 May, which means the Voter’s Roll is now closed and you can no longer register to vote or change your details, such as your address.

All you need to vote is a valid ID document. This can be your green, bar-coded ID book, smart ID or temporary ID.

NB! You must vote at the polling station that you are registered at.

You can check where you are registered to vote by checking your registration status online here.

The election date has been announced for 29 May, which means the Voter’s Roll is now closed and you can no longer or change your details, such as your address.

You can only vote outside of your voting district if you have successfully applied for a Section 24A vote. Applications closed on Friday 17 May 2024.

Click here for more information about Section 24A votes.

Overseas voting has already taken place on 17 and 18 May, so you can no longer vote overseas.

Even if you can’t travel to your voting station on election day, because of a physical disability or pregnancy, or if you will be away from your voting district on voting day, you can still vote, but only if you have successfully applied for a special vote. Special vote applications closed on 3 May 2024.

For more information about special votes, click here.

When you vote, you take your future into your own hands. We get it, it can be intimidating, even if it’s not your first time! Luckily, it’s a pretty simple process.

Click here to find out what you can expect on voting day. 

On voting day, you will receive three ballot papers with three different colours:  

1. The pink ballot paper is the same across the entire country. It only lists the names of political parties and determines 200 seats out of the 400 total seats in the National Assembly. 
2. The blue ballot paper varies from province to province. It lists political parties and independent candidates, and determines the composition of provincial legislatures. 
3. The orange ballot paper varies from province to province. It lists political parties and independent candidates, and it determines the other 200 seats in the National Assembly. These 200 are divided among the 9 provinces based on population size.  

Remember, you can only make one X on each ballot paper, otherwise the ballot will be spoiled and your vote won’t count!