Registered voters in Ward 9 will head to the polls to elect a new ward councillor on Wednesday 14 May.
The scheduled by-election, conducted by the Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Western Cape, follows the recent resignation of former Ward 9 councillor Zelda Dalling. Ward 9 includes the Stellenbosch central business district as well as part of the Stellenbosch University campus.
The IEC is now calling on parties and independent candidates to submit nominations of ward councillor candidates by 17:00 on Monday 14 April.
Independent candidates and parties must comply with the regulations of the Municipal Electoral Act. Some of these include that a candidate be a registered voter in the municipality where the by-election is held, that a candidate be nominated by a registered political party or, if standing as an independent, that the candidate also satisfy the minimum requirement of 50 signatures of registered voters of the ward concerned who support his or her nomination.
Parties and independent candidates must submit all required documents and pay the election deposit to contest by the deadline. Manual submissions can be made at the IEC office, Unit 1 of Bosmanshuis at 135 Dorp Street in Stellenbosch.
Parties or independent persons registered with the IEC’s Online Candidate Nomination System (OCNS) can capture and manage nominations, documentation and make payments online.
• For more information on the OCNS, visit www.elections.org.za.
• For more information, visit the local IEC office prior deadline or call the office during office hours on weekdays on 021 882 9054.
