LGE 2016 Timetable - Electoral Commission of South Africa ME... · 2016 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS...

Mon23 May2016

Tues24 May2016

Tues31 May2016

Thurs2 June201617H00

Fri10 June2016

Mon13 June2016

Mon20 June201617H00

Wed22 June2016

Fri24 June201617H00

Mon27 June2016

Fri1 July2016

Thurs7 July2016

Fri8 July201617H00

Mon1 August2016

PROCLAMATIONDAY

ELECTIONDAY

Wed3 August2016

Close of Voters’ Roll[s16(1)]

Opening ofcandidatenominations

Cut-off date:Party must submit a party list with documents and deposit [s14]

Cut-off date:submissionof nomina-tion of wardcandidatestogetherwith documents and deposit[s17]

Cut-off date:To notify Party/Independent Nominator of Non -Compliance(outstanding candidate documents)

Cut-off date:For a Party/Independent to submit outstanding ward candidate documents

Cut-off date:For a Partyto submit outstanding PRcandidate documents[s14(4)]

Cut-off date: for a party / independent nominator to submit revised or substituted lists in regard to candidates on multiple party lists [s14(4A)(b)]

Cut-off date: to notify party / independent nominator of candidates appearing on multiple party lists [s14(4A)(a)]

Cut-off date:Compilationof lists of parties contestingthe election.certificationof party lists[s15]

Cut-off date:Compilationand certificationof list of wardcandidates for eachward [s18]

Issue of certificatesto partylist andwardcandidates[s15; s18]

Certification of Voters’ Roll [s6(1)]

Publication of Voters’ Roll for inspection [s6(2)]

Opening of applications for SpecialVotes [Reg 28B 1&2]

Fri3 June2016

Notice: List of addresses of voting stationsopen forinspection[s19]

Notice of Mobile votingstations routes[Reg 28C 2]

Special VotesHome Visitations[Reg 28C 1]and Special Votes at voting stations[Reg 28C 2]

Closing of applications for SpecialVotes [Reg 28C 1]

Tues2 August2016

Special VotesHome Visitations[Reg 28C 1]and Special Votes at voting stations[Reg 28C 2]

Key dates for Voters Key dates for Parties and Candidates

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