| City reminds public of voter registration poster rules | City reminds public of voter registration poster rules | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Former%20Mayors%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | <p>From Saturday, 3 February to Sunday, 4 February 2024, South Africans were afforded the opportunity to register or check their existing voter registration status and if necessary, to update their registration details ahead of the 2024 National and Provincial Elections. Since then, the City has become aware that some political party posters are still up, well after the stipulated seven days after registration. <br></p> | <p>The City would like to remind political parties and the public that posters referring to an official Independent Electoral Commission Voter Registration weekend may be put up four weeks before the registration date and must be removed within seven days thereafter.</p><p>Thus, all of these posters must have been removed by 11 February 2024. </p><p>It has come to the City's attention that some posters still remain even after the removal deadline of 11 February 2024.</p><p>Residents who spot such posters can report them via the City's service request portal <a href="https://eservices1.capetown.gov.za/coct/wapl/zsreq_app/index.html" target="_blank">CCT Service Requests (capetown.gov.za)</a>. Please select the illegal advertising category when reporting this issue.</p><p><strong>As we come out of the voter registration weekend all parties and residents are reminded of the following poster rules to ensure a fair process:</strong></p><ul><li>Voter Registration, By-election and Event posters are to be removed by no later than seven days after the by-election, event or registration dates.</li><li>The string or plastic fasteners must be removed as well.</li></ul><p><strong>Charges and recovery:</strong></p><ul><li>Any poster not removed within the above stipulated removal deadlines shall be removed by the City at the political party's cost.</li><li>To recover any of the unauthorised posters removed by the City, parties will need to liaise during office hours with the following Environmental Management Department officials to collect such posters. </li><li>The cost recoverable as a result of contravening these rules will be R134,10 per poster removed and R194,00 for any pasted poster removed.</li></ul><p>If the City or IEC gets notified in writing of a poster contravention relating to a political party; the offending political party will be notified by the City of such contravention by e-mail and will be given 48 hours to remove or remedy such contravention.</p><p>The intention of these rules is to regulate the display of Voter Registration posters, pre-election political events by parties prior to the official election period date being set, by-election poster rules, as well as the official political campaign and event posters displayed during the official election period.</p><p>All complaints relating to political party posters must be in writing and can also be sent to:</p><ul><li>South Peninsula | <a href="mailto:Andrew.greenwood@capetown.gov.za" target="_blank">Andrew.greenwood@capetown.gov.za</a></li><li>Table Bay and Tygerberg | <a href="mailto:Maurietta.stewart@capetown.gov.za" target="_blank">Maurietta.stewart@capetown.gov.za</a></li><li>Milnerton and Kraaifontein | <a href="mailto:Sonja.warnichstemmet@capetown.gov.za" target="_blank">Sonja.warnichstemmet@capetown.gov.za</a></li><li>Helderberg and khayelitsha | <a href="mailto:Azanne.vanwyk@capetown.gov.za" target="_blank">Azanne.vanwyk@capetown.gov.za</a></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>End</strong></p><p> </p><p><br></p> | 2024-02-14T22:00:00Z | GP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891d | | | | | GP0|#e04365cd-c6a7-4bc8-9921-ec8b35e65bd4;L0|#0e04365cd-c6a7-4bc8-9921-ec8b35e65bd4|poster;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#f23fc7fe-7e8d-4c61-b50c-8febb2c1e3e7;L0|#0f23fc7fe-7e8d-4c61-b50c-8febb2c1e3e7|signage;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#02270945-4423-4a7f-b032-9bbc3d14ea3c;L0|#002270945-4423-4a7f-b032-9bbc3d14ea3c|election;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
