More than 22 000 voting stations have been setup around the country for the upcoming General Elections on 07 May.
Each voting district is serviced by one voting station only. Voters may only register and vote in the voting district in which they live. Once registered, a voter’s name will appear only on the Voters’ Roll for the voting district at which the voter has registered. This minimises the possibility of a voter voting more than once in an election.
Voting districts are principally determined on the basis of geographical size and number of eligible voters. Urban voting districts contain some 3,000 voters located within a radius of some 7,5 km of the voting station. Rural voting districts accommodate some 1,200 voters located within a radius of some 10 km of the voting station.
Before an election, municipal representatives inspect maps of voting districts in municipalities in order to align the geography of voting districts with local geographic, settlement, demographic and political changes that may have occurred since the previous election. Voting districts must also be aligned to new boundaries determined by the Municipal Demarcation Board.
Check below to view a map showing all the voting stations across the country:
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