Stellenbosch Municipality

It looks like another weekend on the cooler side! 🍂
Temperatures are staying in the mid-to-high 20s.

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Thanks to the recent amendment to the Electoral Act, which was enacted into law in April 2023, the country’s 27.79 million registered voters will receive three (3) separate ballot papers to determine their representation in the National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures.

The amendment has expanded the electoral system to include independent candidates in the competition for seats in the regional (province-to-national) tier of the National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures.

In the upcoming election, voters will encounter three distinct types of ballot papers:

1. National Ballot: This ballot will list political parties contending for 200 seats in the National Assembly. Voters will use this ballot to select their preferred political party from a roster of 52 parties, arranged in a dual-column format.

2. Regional or Province-to-National Ballots: These ballots will feature both political parties and independent candidates vying for seats allocated to each province in the National Assembly. Voters will mark their choice for a political party or an independent candidate to represent them in the National Assembly. The number of contestants on regional ballots will vary between 30 to 44, with the layout presented in a single column.

3. Provincial Ballots: Tailored to each province, these ballots will present options from political parties and independent candidates competing for seats in the respective provincial legislatures. Voters will have the opportunity to select either a political party or an independent candidate to advocate for them in provincial legislatures. The number of contestants on these ballots will range from 24 to 45, with each provincial legislature presenting its unique array of choices.

➡️ Click here to download the IEC fact-sheet on the 3 ballot papers: https://stellenbosch.gov.za/download/iec-3-ballots-factsheet/

Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)

Reminder of the Council Meeting taking place today, 25 April at 14h00.