IT'S all system goes for the “out-of-the-country” voting.
This comes after the Electoral Commission announced the final preparations for voting by 78 092 citizens out-of-country following the close of applications for special votes abroad.
On Saturday, 4 May, the Commission said the voting out of the country will take place in 111 foreign missions.
“Voting out-of-country will take place on Friday, 17 May, in 9 countries, and the rest of the other countries will vote on Saturday, 18 May 2024.
“Voting stations will be open from 7am to 7pm, allowing 78 092 voters to exercise their right to vote in Mzansi’s 2024 National Elections,” said the commission spokeswoman Kate Bapela.
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She further added that citizens voting out-of-country will vote at their mission, such as Algiers, Amman, Cairo, Damascus, Kuwait City, Jeddah, Ramallah, Riyadh, and Tehran, on Friday, 17 May.
Bapela said the rest of the 102 missions listed in the schedule and on the website will be open for special votes the following Saturday.
“In respect of the mission in the United Kingdom, the Commission has determined two days of special voting. These are Saturday, 18 and Sunday, 19 May, from 7am-9 pm. The additional special voting day and extended voting hours are intended to enable proper arrangements for the 24 535 voters entitled to vote at the mission,” she said.
According to the Commission, the largest international voting stations by voting population are London with 24 535 eligible voters, The Hague with 6 659, Canberra with 3 674 eligible voters, Dubai sits on 3 266 followed by Dublin with 3 040, Wellington has 2 292 voters, Abu Dhabi with 1 825, New York and Washington DC respectively have 1 799 eligible voters and lastly Berlin with 1 478.
