Close of
Voters’ Roll
[s16(1)]
Mon
23 May
2016

Certification
of Voters’
Roll [s6(1)]
Tues
24 May
2016

Opening of
candidate
nominations

PROCLAMATION
DAY

Key dates for Voters

Tues
31 May
2016

Cut-off date:
submission
of nomination of ward
candidates
together
with
documents
and deposit
[s17]
Thurs
2 June
2016
17H00

Cut-off date:
Party must
submit a
party list
with
documents
and deposit
[s14]

Cut-off date:
To notify
Party/
Independent
Nominator
of Non Compliance
(outstanding
candidate
documents)

Publication of
Voters’ Roll for
inspection
[s6(2)]
Fri
10 June
2016

Fri
3 June
2016

Opening of
applications
for Special
Votes [Reg
28B 1&2]

Mon
13 June
2016

Cut-off date:
for a party /
independent
nominator to
submit revised
or substituted
lists in regard
to candidates
on multiple
party lists
[s14(4A)(b)]

Cut-off date:
For a Party
to submit
outstanding
PR
candidate
documents
[s14(4)]
Mon
20 June
2016
17H00

Cut-off date:
For a Party/
Independent
to submit
outstanding
ward
candidate
documents

Wed
22 June
2016

Cut-off date:
to notify
party /
independent
nominator of
candidates
appearing
on multiple
party lists
[s14(4A)(a)]

Fri
24 June
2016
17H00

Cut-off date:
Compilation
and
certification
of list of
ward
candidates
for each
ward [s18]
Mon
27 June
2016

Cut-off date:
Compilation
of lists of
parties
contesting
the election.
certification
of party lists
[s15]

Key dates for Parties and Candidates

2016 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TIMETABLE

Fri
1 July
2016

Issue of
certificates
to party
list and
ward
candidates
[s15; s18]

Notice of
Mobile
voting
stations
routes
[Reg 28C 2]

Closing
of
applications
for Special
Votes
[Reg 28C 1]

Thurs
7 July
2016

Fri
8 July
2016
17H00

Notice:
List of
addresses
of voting
stations
open for
inspection
[s19]

Special
Votes
Home
Visitations
[Reg 28C 1]
and Special
Votes at
voting
stations
[Reg 28C 2]
Mon
1 August
2016

Special
Votes
Home
Visitations
[Reg 28C 1]
and Special
Votes at
voting
stations
[Reg 28C 2]

Tues
2 August
2016

Wed
3 August
2016

ELECTION
DAY