Amended electoral law is the 'missing puzzle' — IEC head

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The Electoral Commission has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the Electoral Amendment Bill into law, saying the assent provides the necessary legal certainty required to prepare for the 2024 general elections.

“This for us was a missing puzzle in the whole equation,” IEC chair Mosotho Moepya told journalists on Monday.

He highlighted some of the determinations of the act regarding participation of independent candidates which include that: A prescribed declaration confirming that the candidate has submitted names, identity numbers and signatures of voters who support his or her candidature. In respect of provincial elections, candidates must sign a declaration that they are registered in that province. Registered political parties that do not have seats in any legislature or the National Assembly will have to meet the same 15% quota requirement and also pay a deposit.

 

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