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Last Updated: 16 Dec 2022 at 17:34

Voter Registration

Amendments of the Registration of Electors Act no 44 of 1980

Prioritize and immediately approve the amendments of the Registration of Electors Act no 44 of 1980 submitted by the Election Commission.




Draft

2022/12/16

The current voter registration process requires the revision of electoral registers and the process of registering eligible voters to start on June 1st of each year. Only the voter registry which have been completed at the time of a proclamation for a particular election is issued will be considered as applicable to that election.



Next Stage

Submitted to the Parliament



COMMENTS FOR REFORM

RELEVANT RECOMMENDATIONS 

Participation Inclusion

Guarantee the voting rights of persons with disabilities

Guarantee the voting rights of persons with disabilities by ensuring independent access to polling stations, transportation for voters with reduced mobility, and by introducing tactile ballot papers. Established assisted voting procedures should be simplified.

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