Merged polls would violate constitution, says IEC
The commission says combining national, provincial and local elections is up to parliament, not the IEC
14 July 2020 - 18:22
A combined poll, that would see national, provincial and local government elections taking place on the same day, would violate the constitution, the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) said on Tuesday.
Various political parties, including the ANC and the EFF, have been calling for the merging of SA’s elections in a bid to cut costs, among other reasons. But to do so they may have to amend the constitution first...
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