Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998)

Regulations

Voter Registration Regulations, 1998

4. Application for re-registration as voter

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A registered voter who wishes to apply for re-registration as a voter, must do so by completing a form similar to Appendix 6 and—

(a)submitting it, together with his or her identity document, in person to an official at an office of a municipal electoral officer; or
(b)if he or she is, because of a physical disability, unable to travel to such an office, causing the application form to be submitted to an official at the office of a municipal electoral officer by someone else who must, when doing so, submit his or her own identity document to the official; or

[Regulation 4(b) substituted by regulation 4(a) of Notice No. R. 970, GG 37134, dated 6 December 2013]

(c)if he or she is ordinary resident outside the Republic, submitting it together with his or her identity document or valid South African passport in person to an official at a South African embassy, high commission or consulate.

[Regulation 4(c) inserted by regulation 4(b) of Notice No. R. 970, GG 37134, dated 6 December 2013]