Voters’ roll to shut at midnight following election proclamation

The Electoral Commission says that it will close the voters’ roll at midnight on the day of the official proclamation of the election date.

It says no new registrations or changes to voter details will be accepted after the deadline.

This is the commission’s last voter registration weekend ahead of the local government elections on November the fourth.

MEDIA BRIEFING RECAP | 01 August 2026

Key highlights:
* Over 99% of 23 699 voting stations opened at 08h00.
* Over 238 000 voter transactions were recorded by midday
* Approximately 30 000 new voter registrations were recorded
* 198 232 transactions at voting stations#WozaLGE26 pic.twitter.com/ad3BqTikiB

— IEC South Africa (@IECSouthAfrica) August 2, 2026

The commission’s CEO, Sy Mamabolo, has urged eligible voters to register.

“So, on the date on which the election date is proclaimed, at midnight on that day, the voters’ roll closes. The commission will immediately publish an election timetable in terms of which certain cutoff dates and times will be set for the performance of various electoral functions, such as the publication of list of voting stations, the publication of the provisional voters roll for purposes of inspection, setting out the date for the applications for special votes, as well as the cutoff date for the submission of lists of candidates.”