Electoral Commission to register inmates at correctional centres
The Electoral Commission (IEC) and Department of Correctional Services have urged families of inmates to deliver identity documents (ID) to correctional centres for the inmates’ voter registration week scheduled for 30 January to 1 February 2024, ahead of the provincial and national elections.
IEC said Correctional Centres will also be accepting IDs for inmates serving sentences in distant towns or provinces. These IDs will be transferred to the relevant facilities where inmates are incarcerated.
“The South African Constitution states that every eligible adult citizen has the right to vote. Placement in a correctional facility does not abrogate this right exercised by inmates without exception since the general elections in 1999. However, a green barcode identity document, a smart card identity document, or TIC is a necessity for one to register as a voter,” the IEC said
Inmates will be permitted to apply for voter registration scheduled for 30 January to 1 February 2024 against the voting district where their home address falls.
“Eligible inmates will be permitted to apply for voter registration against the voting district in which their home address falls. The Electoral Commission urges all eligible inmates to participate in the upcoming 2024 National and Provincial elections by updating their voter registration details or registering as voters,” IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela said.
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