South Africa

Next elections due

President: 6 May 2009 (elected by each new parliament)
Local government: 2011
Parliamentary: 2014
Provincial: 2014

2009 National Assembly and Provincial Legislature elections

Election Results

National Assembly
Provincial legislatures

EISA documents

EISA Observer Mission: Interim Statement
EISA Observer Mission: Launch Statement

South Africa Election Updates 2009 [PDF documents]:

• Election Update, no 1
• Election Update, no 2
• Election Update, no 3

Election Resources

Election Observer Missions
Voter registration
Parties participating in the 2009 elections
Party candidate lists: [www] http://www.elections.org.za/parties.htm [opens new window] (accessed 17 mar 2009).
Broadcast regulation: ICASA 2009 "Party Election Broadcasts and Political Advertisements During the Election Period", http://www.icasa.org.za/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ow59LjPMfM0%3d&tabid=36&mid=388&forcedownload=true [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 2 Apr 2009).
Expatriate voting

2009 Election timetable

Detailed election timetables: IEC 2009 "Election time tables", [www] http://www.elections.org.za/library1.asp?KSId=17&iKid=3 [opens new window] (accessed 18 Feb 2009)
Election day: 22 April 2009
Foreign votes: Applications close 15 April 2009.
Special votes: Applications to Municipal Electoral Officer close 14 April, to Presiding Officer 20 April 2009.
Candidate lists: Parties submit lists by 2 March, lists and documentation available for inspection 16-17 March, 2009 (28 parties submitted lists for the National Assembly), objections submitted by 18 March, Electoral Court rulings by 31 March 2009.
Voters' roll: Published by 20 February 2009.
Voter Registration: Closed 12 February 2009. South Africa's voters' roll is continuously updated. Registration drives were held on 8-9 November 2008 and 7-8 February 2009. There are just over 23 million voters registered.

Electoral legislation and regulations

IEC 2008 "Legislation", [www] http://www.elections.org.za/legislation.asp [opens new window] (accessed 18 Feb 2009).
For a summary of the main provisions see South Africa: Electoral legislation