You don’t have to be vaccinated to vote, says IEC chief

Electoral chief Sy Mamabolo says the voter registration is not linked to the government's vaccination rollout programme. vaccine covid19 elections2021

A total of 48 899 registration officials have been trained to undertake the registration procedures at the voting stations.

The commission launched a new online registration portal in July 2021 and, as at this morning, 156 651 voters had successfully used the system to register. The online registration system will remain open until the date of proclamation of the elections which is expected on Monday, September 20, 2021. Voters who are registered can confirm their registration online on the website, on the IEC APP and by calling the contact centre at 0800 11 8000 .

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