How to check where you are registered to vote

With the voter registration weekend scheduled for 20–21 June 2026, the Electoral Commission of South Africa is encouraging eligible voters to check where they are currently registered to vote. Confirming your registration details ahead of the elections helps ensure that you are registered in the correct voting district, especially for local government elections where voters must vote at the voting station where they are registered.

How to check your voter registration status

Voters can use several official platforms provided by the IEC to check their registration details:

1. Visit the IEC website: www.elections.org.za
2. Send an SMS with your ID number to 32810
3. Call the toll-free call centre from a landline on 0800 11 8000 (available only during specific periods announced by the Commission)
4. Use the online registration portal on a smartphone, laptop or tablet at https://registertovote.elections.org.za
5. Use the IEC WhatsApp Chatbot on 060 088 0000, which redirects users to the website
6. Download the IEC mobile application and enter your identity number.

Registering or updating your details

Voters can use the IEC’s Online Voter Registration Service until the election date is proclaimed. Through the Voter Information Portal, users can:

• register to vote;
• update their voter information;
• view their current address;
• request a special vote;
• find a voting station; and
• view important election dates, including upcoming elections in their ward.

Who can register to vote?

To register as a voter, you must:

• be a South African citizen;
• be at least 16 years old (you may only vote from the age of 18); and
• have a green barcoded South African identity document, a smart ID card, or a valid Temporary Identity Certificate (TIC).

Where can you register to vote?

Voters may register or update their details at the following places:

a) Online: registertovote.elections.org.za

b) At a voting station during national registration events

c) At an IEC local office during office hours

d) During a Targeted Communication and Registration (TCR) drive

e) During Civic and Democracy Education (CDE) events

When should you update your registration details?

A voter should update their registration details if:

a) they have changed their place of residence or have a new address;

b) their address details are incomplete or missing;

c) they have been issued with a new ID number that differs from the previous one;

d) the Municipal Demarcation Board has changed ward boundaries; or

e) the Electoral Commission of South Africa has changed the voting district boundaries.

This information was supplied by the IEC.