Parliament has reset the deadline for the new Electoral Amendment Bill in South Africa.
February marks the last month Parliament has to deliberate on the controversial Electoral Amendment Bill, which is set to change how Parliament deals with individual candidates.
Later that same month, on 20 January, the court agreed to extend its invalidity order until 28 February 2023 to allow Parliament more time to complete the bill, which seeks to amend the Electoral Act.This comes after a decisive ruling by the Constitutional Court in June 2020 that tasked Parliament to renovate the electoral system to allow independent candidates to run for political office without being affiliated with a political party.
Only independent candidates must gather 20% of the votes required for a seat, represented by signatures, from the previous election. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse said the latest extension follows two failures by Parliament to meet the original date, 10 June 2022.
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