The voters\u2019 roll has increased by 11.3% since the previous Local Government Elections in 2011, says the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).<\/p>\n
This comes as IEC chief electoral officer Mosotho Moepya has just certified the voters\u2019 roll for the 2016 Municipal Elections, paving the way for a record 26 333 3535 voters to cast their ballots on 3 August.<\/p>\n
Also, the Commission says the voters\u2019 roll is also 943 203 more, which is a 3.7% increase, than were on the voters\u2019 roll for the 2014 National and Provincial Elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe voters\u2019 roll contains approximately 77% of all eligible citizens of voting age based on population estimates provided by Statistics South Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn line with population trends and previous elections, approximately 55% of the voters, which is 14.47 million, are women compared to 45% men, who makes 11.87 million,\u201d said the Commission.<\/p>\n
According to the Commission, Gauteng has the highest number of voters with 6.2 million certified voters followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 5.4 million, the Eastern Cape with 3.3 million and the Western Cape with 3 million.<\/p>\n
The Commission said approximately 69% of all voters are located in these four provinces.<\/p>\n
The voters\u2019 roll has, according to the Commission, increased by 42.5% in the number of voters since the first Municipal Elections using a voters\u2019 roll in 2000.<\/p>\n
\u201cA comparison of the voters\u2019 rolls over the past four Municipal Elections shows that the highest growth in voters has occurred in the Western Cape, showing 56.8% increase since 2000.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Western Cape is followed by KwaZulu-Natal with a 54.6% increase. The lowest growth has occurred in the Free State where the voters\u2019 roll has grown just 20% in the past 16 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn terms of age, approximately 48% of all voters are aged under 40 years old, marking 12.7 million,\u201d said the Commission.<\/p>\n
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