Tag: Electoral Act

Outcome of electoral law challenge ‘in God’s hands’

After two days of intense debate on matters which directly affect next year’s general election and go to the heart of South Africa’s democratic system, the Constitutional Court yesterday reserved judgment on two applications challenging the constitutionality of the Electoral Act. With the clock ticking into the limited time available […]

Fresh bid to overturn electoral law in apex court

Originally published in Business Day An urgent application was lodged yesterday with the Constitutional Court by One Movement SA (OSA) to have sections of the Electoral Amendment Act declared invalid and unconstitutional. This follows a similar application lodged in May by the Independent Candidates Association. The respondents in the OSA […]

Civil society not giving up fight after National Assembly ignores its pleas and adopts controversial Electoral Amendment Bill

The National Assembly yesterday passed the Electoral Amendment Bill after a debate in which ANC and EFF MPs dismissed with contempt a bid by civil society organisations to persuade parliamentarians to reject the bill which the organisations say is unconstitutional. But despite yesterday’s setback, civil society are not giving up […]

Constitutional Court reserves judgment in application for right of independents to contest elections

By Teresa Conradie Yesterday the Constitutional Court heard application by the New Nation Movement (NNM), Princess Chantal Revell of the First Nation people and two other applicants requesting the court to declare the Electoral Act unconstitutional for as far as it does not allow eligible South African citizens to stand […]