The National Assembly passed the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill on Tuesday, opening the door to litigation before the crucial general election. The Bill seeks to amend the Political Party Funding Act of 2018 and align various pieces of legislation with the Electoral Amendment Act of 2023, which enables independent candidates to contest in elections for seats in the National Assembly and provincial legislatures. It will now be sent to the National Council of Provinces for concurrence. The legislation controversially changes the funding formula of how political parties and independents represented in legislatures receive allocations from state coffers.
The National Assembly passed the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill on Tuesday, opening the door to litigation before the crucial general election. The National Assembly passed the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill during a hybrid plenary on Tuesday.
The Bill seeks to amend the Political Party Funding Act of 2018 and align various pieces of legislation with the Electoral Amendment Act of 2023, which enables independent candidates to contest in elections for seats in the National Assembly and provincial legislatures.the private and public funding of independent candidates and representatives. It will now be sent to the National Council of Provinces for concurrence. The legislation controversially changes the funding formula of how political parties and independents represented in legislatures receive allocations from state coffer
National Assembly Electoral Matters Amendment Bill Political Party Funding Act Electoral Amendment Act Independent Candidates Elections National Council Of Provinces Funding Formula State Coffers
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