The SA Electoral Commission (IEC) says it will be “technically in a position' to hold local government elections should the Constitutional Court not rule in its favour.
The Independent Electoral Commission says it will be 'technically in a position' to hold local government elections should the Constitutional Court not rule in its favour.The SA Electoral Commission says it will be “technically in a position" to hold local government elections should the Constitutional Court not rule in its favour.
If the elections forge ahead, the commission said it would however be impossible to have a voter registration weekend which has already been postponed twice due to the"If we have to proceed on October 27, then it will be basis of the voters' roll as it stood on August 3, when the minister proclaimed the election date," said Mamabolo.
"The lengths to which parties and independent candidates have gone to ensure compliance with obviously tight timeframes is remarkable and indicative of agility within our political system," he said.
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