You have until midnight to register to vote abroad – here’s how | Business Insider
Registered South African voters who will be out of the country on 8 May can cast their ballots abroad on 27 April.But the deadline to register to vote abroad is midnight on 13 March.South African voters who will be abroad for the 2019 national election on 8 May have until midnight on Wednesday to register an intention to vote abroad.
Voting stations at embassies, high commissions, and consulates-general will be open on 27 April – and by law only on 27 April, because ballots must be transported back to South Africa for counting.All that is required to register for a foreign vote is a simple VEC 10 form, submitted before the deadline.
Here’s how to register to vote in the 2019 national and provincial elections if you will be abroad on ballot day.For R1 you can SMS your ID number to 32810 to check your registration status. But it is faster to useIf you aren't registered yet, better luck next time. But if your details are in the database, you're about halfway there already.
is pretty comprehensive, but actually getting to one is not always possible. In the last elections, the IEC's numbers show, 18,446 of the 26,716 people registered to vote abroad actually cast ballots. At some 70% that's a pretty high turnout, but several of those thousands of no-show voters said it was logistics rather than willingness that hamstrung them on the day.
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