The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) defended their decision to reopen the candidate nomination process and assured Parliament they were ready to deliver a successful election next month.
THE Electoral Commission of South Africa defended their decision to reopen the candidate nomination process and assured Parliament they were ready to deliver a successful election next month.
Sheburi said that by setting aside the proclamation, the court effectively “unsealed” the voters roll and the candidate registration roll. “The IEC is confident that the proposed amendments to the electoral timetable meets all the requirements for rationality, and is lawful,” he added. He told the joint committee that detailed programmes and project plans were “on track”, and clarified that issues raised by the IEC in its court application, to delay the local government elections, were “probable risks”.
Sheburi said that plans were also in place to ensure voters and staff were well protected against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, with personal protective equipment and sanitisers readily available. He said that all logistical resources were in storage facilities, and being prepared and packed for distribution to voting registration stations.
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