South Africa has a valid Electoral Act again after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Electoral Amendment Bill. The amended Electoral Act will now allow independent candidates to contest national and provincial elections. | gerbjan
The Presidency announced on Monday that Ramaphosa signed the Bill, which allows independent candidates to contest national and provincial elections.
But it suspended the declaration of unconstitutionality for"24 months to afford Parliament an opportunity to remedy the defect giving rise to the unconstitutionality".Parliament, however, initially deferred to the executive and Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi only introduced the Bill to the legislature in January 2022. Parliament had to approach the Constitutional Court twice for deadline extensions, the final deadline being 28 February.
According to the Presidency, the amended Act now provides for the inclusion and nomination of independent candidates as contesters to elections in the National Assembly and provincial legislatures.
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