{"id":127419,"date":"2016-07-12T08:27:50","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T06:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/127419\/national-provincial-and-municipal-elections-in-a-nutshell\/"},"modified":"2016-07-12T10:05:21","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T08:05:21","slug":"national-provincial-and-municipal-elections-in-a-nutshell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/12\/national-provincial-and-municipal-elections-in-a-nutshell\/","title":{"rendered":"National, provincial and municipal elections in a nutshell"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next Municipal Elections<\/a> in South Africa take place on 5 August 2016.<\/p>\n

National, Provincial and Municipal Elections<\/h3>\n

In National and Provincial Elections, you vote for a political party\u00a0(Proportional Representative<\/a>\u00a0or PR electoral system) to get seats in the national or provincial legislatures. In Municipal Elections<\/a>, you vote for a political party and a ward councillor (a mixed system<\/a> of PR and a ward constituency system) to get seats at the municipal level.<\/p>

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National and Provincial Elections<\/h3>\n

National and provincial elections take place every 5 years, starting in 1994.\u00a0Once the election date is announced by the government, the date is added to their online calendar\u00a0and they publish an election timetable.<\/p>\n

Municipal By-Elections<\/h3>\n

Municipal by-elections take place within 90 days after a municipal ward council seat becomes vacant due to death, expulsion or resignation of a ward councillor.\u00a0Once the election date is announced, the date is added to the IEC’s online calendar<\/a>\u00a0and they publish an election timetable.<\/p>

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Municipal Elections:\u00a0Frequently asked questions:<\/h2>\n

How many ballot papers will I get?<\/h3>\n

If you live in a metropolitan area (e.g. Johannesburg), you’ll receive 2 ballots: 1 for a ward councillor and 1 for a party. If you live in a local council with wards (e.g. Standerton municipality), you’ll receive 3 ballots: 1\u00a0for a ward councillor for the Local Council; 1 for a party for the Local Council; and 1 for a party for the District Council.<\/p>\n

I’m a registered voter, but I no longer live in South Africa. Can I still vote in municipal elections?<\/h3>\n

No, during municipal elections you\u00a0can only vote in the voting district in which you are registered. However, you can vote during national elections by casting a special vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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