Almost two million voters register for local elections - The Mail & Guardian

More than 1.7-million voters registered for the upcoming local government election at the weekend, the Electoral Commission of South Africa said on Monday, with KwaZulu-Natal recording the highest number at 358 384.

said on Monday, with KwaZulu-Natal recording the highest number at 358 384.

“We’ve made huge strides in this regard, the use of the online registration portal is beginning to give us the benefits of getting younger voters to be part of our political processes.”On Sunday 19 September more than 121 000 people used the online registration portal, which will remain open until midnight on Monday 20 September.

Applications for special votes opened on Monday 20 September and will close on 4 October. These votes will be cast on 30 and 31 October, before the nationwide local government elections on 1 November.

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