The party has lost its battle to force the IEC to include its full name in the ballot paper ahead of the November 1 local government elections.
Johannesburg - ActionSA has lost its battle to force the Electoral Commission to include its full name in the ballot paper ahead of the November 1 local government elections.
ActionSA lodged the application after its full name was omitted in the draft ballot paper produced by the IEC on October 2. In support of its decision, the IEC argued that ActionSA failed to provide it with the abbreviation of its party’s name – a view which irked the top leadership of ActionSA. Reacting to the ruling, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said his party had received “the disappointing news'’ that the Electoral Court had against it.
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