Just a week until you can say #IMadeMyMark
These will be the sixth general elections held in South Africa since 1994 and making your mark gives you a voice in our government.
There is a week to go before this year’s national and provincial elections and South Africans from all walks of life will be heading to the polls to make their mark. These elections will see a record 48 political parties contesting the national elections and 28 parties contesting the provincial elections in Mpumalanga, according to the IEC.
Registered voters will be eligible to make their mark for the political party of their choice at both national and provincial levels. These will be the sixth general elections held in South Africa since 1994 and making your mark gives you a voice in our government.
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For people who have moved provinces, the drawback is that, if they have not registered to vote in their new voting district, they will only be eligible to vote in the national elections. The IEC has introduced a number of options for prospective voters who have moved, which means that you are required to re-register in your new location.
You will need to provide your previous address and only after this process will you be allowed to vote in your new location. There are exciting additions to the IEC’s services, which include their web portal, MyIEC, where you can check whether your registration details have changed and in which district you are eligible to vote.
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Their website, www.elections.org.za, is a user-friendly tool which can be accessed on your mobile phone and provides a daily countdown as we inch ever closer to May 8.
A few conversations with a number of Mbombelans have revealed differing opinions around the elections. These include first-time voters who have expressed their excitement about voting for the first time. Another segment of this group were indifferent about voting.
They cite not seeing any positive differences in their day-to-day lives. The older generation, however hold quite strong opinions about having the right to vote and making their mark for the party which best represents their needs. Either way, the Nelspruit Post editor will be headed to the polls to cast my vote, so that I can say, ‘#IMadeMyMark’
