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Electoral Commission welcomes passing of Electoral Amendment Bill

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The adoption of the Electoral Amendment Bill concludes a policy framework directed by the Constitutional Court and places the commission in a position to ramp up preparations for the 2024 national and provincial elections, it said.

The Electoral Commission says approval of the bill means it an now work with greater certainty and finality in the run-up to the 2024 elections.The Electoral Commission has welcomed the National Assembly's passing of the Electoral Amendment Bill.

“Without an approved bill, the commission adopted a position of commencing its preparations for the ... elections contingent upon the provisions in the draft bill,” said commission spokesperson Kate Bapela. “The commission is mindful that the bill will only become law when President Cyril Ramaphosa signs it into law,” Bapela added, saying the commission encouraged South Africans to use its online voter portal to register for the elections.

 

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