ELECTION RESULTS: OVERSEAS VOTERS

The IEC released the overseas votes totals this morning and the Democratic Alliance won close to 77% of these votes.

Two things are clear from this result:

1) South Africans abroad to do not want the ANC in Government

2) The majority of South Africans abroad see the DA as the only  alternative to replace the ANC government.

We want to thank all of you who voted for us abroad on 15 April. By making your mark next to the DA on your ballot paper you have helped contribute to the change so vitally needed in South Africa.

Here is a breakdown of the overseas vote totals by party (only the bigger political parties are shown here):

Total votes: 9857

• DA: 7581 (votes)
• COPE: 918
• ANC: 673
• FF+: 270
• ACDP: 184
• ID: 136
• CDA: 23
• UDM: 20

THE DA’S 2009 ELECTION TV ADVERT

For all of you South Africans abroad, who have been missing the joys of SABC television, and therefore would not have seen our television advert, here it is.

Check it out and tell us what you think.

FIND OUT HERE IF YOUR SPECIAL VOTES APPLICATION WAS SUCCESSFUL!

The IEC has launched a new service on their website that allows South Africans living abroad to check if their special votes application was successful or not.

Click here and simply fill in your ID number.

You will then know if you are able to vote at your foreign mission on 15 April!

THE PERIOD TO APPLY FOR A SPECIAL VOTE HAS CLOSED

The period to apply for a special vote closed at midnight on Friday, 27 March 2009.

This means that if you did not submit your VEC10 form before this deadline you will not be able to vote on 15 April – the special voting day abroad.

We want to thank all those South Africans living abroad who took the time to apply for a special vote.

We will continue to keep you posted on all the latest developments that happen befote your voting day and that affect you as a South African living abroad!

NEW VEC10 FORM

The IEC have changed the VEC10 form to make it easier for you to complete.

You can find the new Vec10 form here

You do not have to resubmit your application if you have already applied for a special vote with the old form.

Please get your forms in before midnight on 27 March 2009.

NOW YOU CAN EMAIL YOUR FORMS TO THE IEC

You do not have to fax or post your VEC10 forms to the IEC anymore.

Now you can email your VEC10 forms to vec10@elections.org.za.

Make sure you submit your form before 27 March 2009.

WE HAVE WON OUR COURT CASE: APPLY FOR A SPECIAL VOTE!

Today, the Constitutional Court ruled ruled in favour of the DA’s court application that South Africans who are living temporarily abroad and who are registered as voters must be allowed to cast their vote in the upcoming elections.

The Constitutional Court also granted a new 15 day period for South Africans abroad to apply for a special vote overseas.

This 15 day period has begun and all South Africans who are registered to vote and who want to apply for a special vote must get their applications submitted to the IEC before 27 March 2009.

The DA encourages every South African who is living abroad and who is registered to vote to apply for a special vote so that you can have your say in the upcoming elections.

The special voting day abroad will take place on 15 April.

Click on read more to find out how to apply for a Special Vote

FOREIGN MISSIONS OPENING IN NEW ZEALAND

The IEC has just informed the DA that they have decided to open the foreign  mission  in Wellington New Zealand  on 15 April.

This means that South Africans in New Zealand no longer have to travel to Canberra in Australia to vote.

TIPS ON HOW TO FILL IN THE VEC10 FORM

Here are tips to help you fill in the VEC10 form if you are having problems completing the form

NEW VEC10 FORM

The new VEC10 form is pretty self explanatory except for:

1) Election Date: fill in 22 April

2) Voting District number: click here and all you need to do then is fill in your ID number and it will then tell you where you are registered in South Africa and will give you your voting district number that you need to fill in.

If you still have the old VEC10 form you can download the new one here

However, we have left the tips for the old form on the site and you can read them below:

WHAT THE DA IS DOING FOR YOU

Following the DA’s court challenge, and those of various other parties, the right of South Africans living abroad to be able to vote in the upcoming elections is becoming the centre of an ever-increasing amount of attention.

In this post you can read a letter from an overseas voter who is desperate to vote, and about what the DA is doing to help you, as a South African living abroad, be able to vote come 22 April 2009.