Voter registration weekend: Over 1 million register on first day
The IEC has applauded South Africans as it has recorded over 1.6 million registrations so far this voter registration weekend.
The Electoral Commission says at the close of day one of the voter registration weekend, over a million registrations were recorded at 23 296 voting stations.
Saturday, 18 November, and Sunday, 19 November 2023, are the two days dedicated to voter registration for the 2024 elections.
DAY ONE OF VOTER REGISTRATION WEEKEND
Various political leaders led campaigns to urge citizens to register to vote in next year’s elections.
According to the Electoral Commission of South Africa, at the close of day one of registration weekend, over a million registrations were recorded at 23 296 voting stations. At 12:30 on Sunday, a total of 609 447 registration transactions had been recorded at voting stations.
The commission also recorded an all-time milestone of over 100,000 online registrations. At the time of publication, the figure for online registrations stood at 40,000 for Sunday.
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VOTERS URGED TO BE CAREFUL
The commission said it is seized with resolving online registrations that gave a “pending” message.
“Voters receive the ‘pending’ message in instances where the ID image they have uploaded cannot be read or recognised by the system or where an image other than an ID has been uploaded. We urge voters to take extra care and follow system prompts when uploading images of their ID,” the commission said.
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The IEC has applauded the thousands of South Africans who have visited registration stations online to register, re-register, or check their details.
“We urge those that have not done so to use the remaining hours of today to go out in their numbers to register.”