Voters in Ratlou go to the polls on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and can only vote at the voting station where they are registered. The IEC list shows 70 voting stations in Ratlou, across 14 wards. Find your area below, then check your station with the IEC.
Find your voting station
In local government elections you can only vote at the voting station where you are registered. There are four ways to check yours:
- Online
- Use the IEC voting station finder at maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder.
- Send "Hi" to 0600 88 0000 and follow the prompts.
- SMS
- SMS your ID number to 32810 (R1 per SMS).
- Phone
- Call the IEC on 0800 11 8000.
Some voting districts and stations have changed since 2021, so check even if you voted at the same place before. You do not need to register again.
Voting stations in Ratlou
| Ward | Voting station | Address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAROLONG-BOO-MARIBA TRIBAL HALL | 10099 KGOSING SECTION TSHIDILAMOLOMO VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO MARIBA |
| 1 | DINGATENG PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10164 DINGATENG BAROLONG BOO MARIBA |
| 1 | MABULE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10134 MABULE VILLAGE MABULE BAROLONG BOO MARIBA |
| 1 | MAKGORI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10224 MAKGORI VILLAGE MAKGORI BAROLONG BOO MARIBA |
| 1 | MASAMANE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10173 MASAMANE VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO MARIBA |
| 1 | MATHATENG PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10102 MATHATENG VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO MARIBA |
| 1 | MOTHIBINYANE SECONDARY SCHOOL | 10292 THOTENG SECTION TSHIDILAMOLOMO VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO MARIBA |
| 1 | MOTHUSI MARUMOLWA SECONDARY SCHOOL | MATLODING VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO MARIBA |
| 2 | BAROLONG BA GA MAKGOBI TRIBAL OFFICE | 10471 MOHURUTSHE SECTION MAKGOBISTAD VILLAGE BAROLONG BA GA MAKGOBI |
| 2 | DIKHUKHUNG PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10050 SELOSESHA VILLAGE BAROLONG BA GA MAKGOBI |
| 2 | GAETSALWE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10784 MAKGOBISTAD VILLAGE BAROLONG BA GA MAKGOBI |
| 2 | LOGAGANE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10044 NEAR BRAY ROAD LOGAGANE VILLAGE BAROLONG BA GA MAKGOBI |
| 2 | LOPORUNG PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10181 LOPORUNG VILLAGE BAROLONG BA GA MAKGOBI |
| 2 | MAKGOBI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 11332 GAMOSEA SECTION MAKGOBISTAD VILLAGE BAROLONG BA GA MAKGOBI |
| 2 | MAYAEYANE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 00 MAYAEYANE MAYAEYANE SECTION RATLOU |
| 2 | MHELO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 00 SASANE |
| 2 | TENT AT MAKGOBISTAD RDP SECTION | MAKGOBISTAD BAROLONG BA GA MAKGOBI |
| 2 | TSHIPITOTA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10417 MAKGOBITSTAD VILLAGE BAROLONG BA GA MAKGOBI |
| 3 | IPELEGENG BATLHARO PRIMARY SCHOOL | DISANENG NTSWANENG RATLOU MUNICIPALITY |
| 3 | JAN MASIBI SECONDARY SCHOOL | 1815 DISANENG VILLAGE MANAWANA SECTION BATLHARO BAGA MASIBI |
| 3 | METHUSELE II PRIMARY SCHOOL | DISANENG METHUSELE SECTION BATLHARO BAGA MASIBI |
| 3 | MOTEU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1016 DISANENG VILLAGE SETLHABANENG SECTION BATLHARO BAGA MASIBI |
| 3 | MOTLHAMME'S SHOP MAKGOBISTAD | 11584 GAMOSEA SECTION MAKGOBISTAD VILLAGE BAROLONG BAGA MAKGOBI |
| 3 | TENT AT DISANENG RDP SECTION | DISANENG RDP SECTION BATLHARO BAGA MASIBI |
| 3 | TENT AT OLD DITLOUNG PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10143 DITLOUNG VILLAGE BAROLONG BA MAKGOBI |
| 3 | TSHOGANYETSO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10659 DISANENG VILLAGE DITSHETLHONG SECTION BATLHARO BAGA MASIBI |
| 4 | BAROLONG KWA MOSITA TRIBAL OFFICE | 10380 MOSHAWANA LOGAGENG VILLAGE RATLOU |
| 4 | MATLODING PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10302 MATLODING VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO MARIBA |
| 4 | MOSITA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10559 LOGAGENG VILLAGE BAROLONG BA GA MOLEFE |
| 4 | TSOSELETSO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL | 10469 MOSHAWANE VILLAGE BAROLONG BA GA MAKGOBI |
| 5 | MALEBOGO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 01 SETLAGOLE VILLAGE LOPAPENG SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 5 | SETLAGOLE COMPLEX OFFICE | SETLAGOLE LOPAPENG SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 5 | SETLAGOLE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 478 SETLAGOLE VILLAGE LEKALENG SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 5 | SETLAGOLE TRIBAL OFFICE | 478 SETLAGOLE VILLAGE LETSAPA SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 6 | GREEN CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL | LEHATLHENG SECTION MADIBOGO VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 6 | SEDI LA RONA PRE SCHOOL | TLHAPING SECTION MADIBOGO VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 6 | TLHAPING COMMUNITY HALL | TLHAPING SECTION MADIBOGO VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 6 | UTLWANANG BAROLONG HIGH SCHOOL | LEHATLHENG SECTION MADIBOGO VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 7 | DIOLWANE COMMMUNITY HALL | DIOLWANE SECTION MADIBOGOPAN VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 7 | GAESEGWE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 40044 MADIBOGOPAN VILLAGE SEDUMEDI SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 7 | GS PHOI HIGH SCHOOL | 01 MADIBOGOPAN VILLAGE DIHEKENG SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 7 | MADIBOGOPAN PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10518 MADIBOGOPAN VILLAGE KGOSING SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 8 | AARON LETSAPA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 10327 KRAAIPAN VILLAGE MAHUKUNG SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 8 | KRAAIPAN COMMUNITY HALL | 30090 OLD KRAAIPAN VILLAGE OLD KRAAIPAN SECTION RATLOU |
| 8 | RATLOU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 60482 KRAAIPAN VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 8 | TLHAKAJENG PRIMARY SCHOOL | 70416 KRAAIPAN VILLAGE TLHAKAJENG SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 9 | MADIBOGO TRIBAL OFFICE | 70209 MADIBOGO VILLAGE MOTSITLANE SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 9 | MMADISEBO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 60070 MADIBOGO VILLAGE GARELENG SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 9 | MOTSITLANE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 70650 MADIBOGO VILLAGE MOTSITLANE SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 9 | OBUSITSE SECONDARY SCHOOL | 2745 MOETGAAN SECTION MADIBOGO VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 9 | RAMABESA PRIMARY SCHOOL | E20 MADIBOGO VILLAGE RAMABESA SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 10 | BATHO BATHO PRIMARY SCHOOL | ZONE 2 MAREETSANE VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATSHIDI |
| 10 | MAREETSANE COMMUNITY HALL | ZONE 8 MAREETSANE VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATSHIDI |
| 10 | MPHOETSILE PRIMARY SCHOOL | ZONE 5 MAREETSANE VILLAGE BAOLONG BOO RATSHIDI |
| 10 | RETLAKGONA PRIMARY SCHOOL | ZONE 9 MAREETSANE VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATSHIDI |
| 11 | BOITHAOPO SECONDARY SCHOOL | 10172 MOROKWA SECTION KRAAIPAN VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 11 | KLIPDRIFT WINKEL | VRYBURG AND MAREETSANE ROAD MAREETSANE MAREETSANE |
| 11 | LAERSKOOL MAREETSANE | 517 GOSCHEN FARM MAREETSANE BAROLONG BOO RATSHIDI |
| 11 | LETSAPA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 00 KRAAIPAN OLD KRAAIPAN KRAAIPAN |
| 11 | OLD LESHOPE SHOP KRAAIPAN | TLHOLAKAE SECTION KRAAIPAN VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 11 | THUTLWANE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 20140 THUTLWANE SECTION SETLAGOLE VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 12 | FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF CHRIST | 41025 MADIBOGO VILLAGE PHAHAMENG SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 12 | GOITSEONE PRIMARY SCHOOL | MADIBOGO LENGANENG RATLOU MUNICIPALITY |
| 12 | KABELO PRIMARY SCHOOL | MOROLONG SECTION MADIBOGO VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 12 | TSOGANG PRIMARY SCHOOL | DIKGATLHONG SECTION MADIBOGO VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 13 | OLD PAPIESVLAKTE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 323 PAPIESVLAKTE FARM PAPIESVLAKTE SETLAGOLE (BAROLONG BOO RATLOU) |
| 13 | UPPER SETLAGOLE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1798 SETLAGOLE VILLAGE SETLHWATLHWE SECTION BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 14 | AME CHURCH – SETLAGOLE | RAMOKOTO SECTION SETLAGOLE VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 14 | ONKABETSE THUTO COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL | SETLAGOLE VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
| 14 | SENWAMATSANA PRIMARY SCHOOL | RAMOKOTO SECTION SETLAGOLE VILLAGE BAROLONG BOO RATLOU |
Ratlou is one of five local municipalities in the Ngaka Modiri Molema district of North West. The IEC list shows 70 voting stations across 14 wards, an average of 5.0 per ward. Ward 2 has the most (10). Its stations are listed on this one page. In local government elections you can only vote at the voting station where you are registered, so check yours with the IEC finder before election day.
See also: candidates in Ratlou.
What to bring
Take one of these with you:
- a valid green barcoded ID book
- a Smart ID card
- a temporary identity certificate
If your ID is lost or damaged, replace it as soon as possible. CONFIRM with the IEC which other documents are accepted, then edit or delete this line.
Special votes
Applications close on Monday 12 October 2026 at 5pm.
If you cannot vote at your voting station on election day, you can apply for a special vote. Approved applicants vote at their own voting station on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 8am to 5pm CONFIRM hours. Voters who cannot leave home because of illness, disability or physical limitation can apply for a home visit.
You can apply:
- on the IEC website, elections.org.za
- by SMS of your ID number to 32249 (R1 per SMS; this works for special votes at a voting station only)
- at your local IEC office
You must apply before you can vote early, and only the IEC can approve an application.
Applications for special votes have closed.
Approved applicants vote at their own voting station on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 November 2026. Everyone else votes on election day, Wednesday 4 November 2026, at the voting station where they are registered.
Voting day questions
When are the 2026 local government elections?
Wednesday 4 November 2026.
Where do I vote?
At the voting station where you are registered. Find yours with the IEC voting station finder at maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder, on WhatsApp, by SMS or by phone.
Can I vote at any voting station?
No. In local government elections you can only vote at the station linked to your registration. There is no provision to vote elsewhere.
Can I still register or change my details?
No. The voters' roll is closed for the 2026 local government elections.
My voting station has changed. What do I do?
Some voting districts and stations were revised. Check the IEC voting station finder for your current station. You do not need to register again.
Can I still apply for a special vote?
Applications close on Monday 12 October 2026 at 5pm. After that, you can only vote on election day at your own voting station.
When are the special voting days?
Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 November 2026, at your own voting station, for approved applicants.
What ID do I need to vote?
A valid green barcoded ID book, a Smart ID card, or a temporary identity certificate.
Are there mobile voting stations?
Yes, 32 across the country. Their routes are published in the IEC list of voting stations.
Voting station information is based on the list published by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on 14 August 2026, and was last checked on AS AT DATE. Stations can change, so always confirm yours with the IEC before election day. Mzansi Mirror is not part of the IEC. Spotted a mistake? Email YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.