ANC Election Campaign Manual
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2016
CHAPTER 6:
ID Campaign
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Your Future Is In Your Hands. Get An ID Now.
For these elections to be a success, work must begin now to ensure that all
voters have identity documents or cards (IDs) and are registered to vote.
People also need ID books or cards to get social grants and other government
benefits, to apply for jobs, to open bank accounts, to get married, get a
driver's licence, and to apply for loans.
While this ID campaign must prepare people for next year's elections, it
should also empower them to make use of government benefits and other
services.
Objectives of our ID campaign
. Encourage every adult South African to get an ID.
. Ensure ever voter has registered to vote, and that their details are
correct on the voters roll.
. Ensure that everyone who is eligible for a social grant can access
them.
. Make direct contact with voters.
. Build and strengthen our elections structures.
. Listen to the concerns of our people and identify issues which need to
be addressed.
. Raise awareness of voter registration and elections.
Messages
The key messages of this campaign are:
. By getting an ID South Africans can better take their future into their
own hands - since an ID is essential to access a range of government
benefits and services. An ID is also important for writing matric, getting a
job, opening accounts, borrowing money, being registered as an employee, and
entering into contracts.
. By voting in the 2016 election, South Africans are taking
responsibility for their own future - choosing their local councillors and
determining the direction their municipality should take.
There are a few key things that every ANC campaign worker has to be able to
communicate to voters. Here is an example of the kind of conversation
campaign workers should have with voters:
"I am from the ANC and would like to help you apply for an ID document.
Local elections are coming and you need an ID to vote and to register as a
voter. There are many different services that you can get access to if you
have an ID. They are things like housing subsidies, drivers' licenses,
social services and grants, opening bank accounts, registering your
marriage, applying to study and applying for jobs. You can apply at the Home
Affairs office (tell them closest one).
"You will need your birth certificate to apply for an ID for the first time.
If your birth was not registered you will need proof that you were born in
South Africa - like an affidavit from a preacher, employer, traditional
leader or school principal who swears that you were born in South Africa. If
you lost your ID, you can just go there and they will take your fingerprints
and photo and then issue a new smart card ID"
Key Target Groups
. Learners and students, especially first time voters.
. Youth who are no longer in school in rural and urban areas.
. Mine workers with South African citizenship.
. Farm workers.
. Domestic workers.
. Disabled people who have difficulty getting access to Home Affairs.
How To Get An ID
Applications for IDs can be made at any regional or district office of the
Department of Home Affairs. But because many people can't afford to travel
to these offices, the ANC must work with Home Affairs to organise that
mobile units come to communities.
Many people who apply for IDs do not collect them when they are ready. To
overcome this problem, places like schools should be used for mobile unit
visits. Learners can tell their family members to come and apply, and the
IDs can be returned to the school when they are ready for easier
distribution.
All South African citizens of 16 years and older, and all permanent
residents, can be issued with an ID. To apply, a person needs their birth
certificate and 2 colour ID photos. First time application is free and
re-issue if you lost your ID is R140.
If a person doesn't have a birth certificate then they need to prove they
were born in South Africa. Their parent, senior relative or someone else who
has known them since birth should complete an affidavit providing the
details of their birth. Other documents they could take are a valid
baptismal certificate, first school letter, clinic card or a house permit.
Smart cards are replacing IDs and 70 offices all over the country are ready
to issue these. ID books are still being issued in the other offices.
Tasks For Different Structures
BRANCH TASKS
. Branches must set up a branch elections team and elect a coordinator as
a matter of urgency.
. Develop a strategy and p[lan to target first time voters or voters
without IDs
. Set up a help desk for ID applications in local ANC offices and/or
parliamentary constituency offices.
. Coordinate with Home Affairs about the programme and location of mobile
units.
. Assist people without birth certificates to organise affidavits.
. Recruit volunteers to carry forward the ID and election campaigns.
. Train all volunteers.
. Plan door-to-door voter contact and organise street sheets
. Distribute campaign media.
REGIONAL and LET TASKS
. Meet with regional Home Affairs directors to ensure that logistical
arrangements are in place for ID applications and distribution, and mobile
units are sent to target areas.
. Assist people without birth certificates to organise affidavits.
. Organise a meeting of Alliance and MDM partners for a briefing on the
ID campaign.
. Meet with Parliamentary Constituency Offices, MPs and MPLs to
coordinate programmes around access to grants, ID applications and
distribution.
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