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4 of 2021
The Electoral Laws Amendment Act 4 of 2021 intends
- to amend the—
- Electoral Commission Act, 1996, so as
- to insert certain definitions;
- to streamline the provisions for the registration of political parties;
- to provide for the registration of parties in respect of particular provinces, district and metropolitan municipalities and to repeal provisions relating to registration of parties in respect of particular local municipalities;
- to repeal obsolete provisions;
- Electoral Act, 1998, so as
- to insert certain definitions;
- to delete the provisions regarding public access to the voters’ roll;
- to update references to repealed legislation;
- to amend provisions allowing voters to vote in a voting district where they are not registered;
- to amend provisions relating to the submission of lists of candidates;
- to amend provisions relating to special votes in elections for the National Assembly;
- to amend provisions relating to the procedure concerning provisional results and voting materials;
- to provide for the limited applicability of the Code;
- to amend Schedule 3; and
- Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 2000, so as
- to insert and delete certain definitions;
- to amend the requirements for parties contesting elections by way of party lists and for a ward candidate to contest elections;
- to authorise the Commission to prescribe a different voting procedure for those voters whose names appear on the voters’ roll, without addresses;
- to amend provisions relating to the effect of certain irregularities, and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
Commencement
27 August 2021 (Gazette 45060, 27 August 2021)