As Electoral Amendment Bill's completion nears, EFF wants higher barriers for independent candidates | News24

With the work on the Electoral Amendment Bill nearing completion, the EFF wants even higher barriers to independent candidates' participation in elections. | gerbjan

This against the backdrop of civil society being up in arms that the bill would not change the electoral system substantially enough.

With a Constitutional Court-imposed deadline looming, the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs came one step closer to completing its work on the bill on Friday when it adopted the list of amendments the bill would encapsulate.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

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