A potentially close electoral battle in the 2019 general election is one of the reasons the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) should not be granted an extension by the Constitutional Court, according to the official opposition. Granting the IEC the extension could adversely affect the legitimacy of the country’s constitutional democracy, the parties argued in court papers. The DA is among the parties opposing the IEC’s application to the Constitutional Court for an extension of the court-imposed deadline to obtain addresses for citizens on the voters’ roll by the end of June 2018. In 2016, the Constitutional Court held that the failure to compile a voters’ roll with available addresses was inconsistent with the Constitution and was invalid, but the declaration of invalidity was suspended until June 30 2018. The IEC had until the end of June to ensure it records outstanding addresses on the voters’ roll. The IEC has asked the Constitutional Court for an extension of another 17 months ...
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